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What is SCAW?
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) is a unique, nonprofit educational
association of individuals and institutions whose mission is to promote the best practices
of humane care, use, and management of animals involved in research, testing or education
in laboratory, agriculture, wildlife or other settings. SCAW believes that humane concern
for animals complements the conduct of science. SCAW serves as an objective, credible
source of information for the research community, the media, and the general public.
SCAW’s ongoing activities include providing information about, regulations and
guidelines, ethical issues, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, performance
standards, protocol review, facility design, recognizing pain and distress, the
relationship between people and animals in a research setting, genetic engineering and
animal welfare, and alternative research methods. SCAW does this through conferences,
seminars, workshops and publications that explore scientific and ethical matters related
to research activities and animal well-being - these meetings and books are sponsored by
SCAW in cooperation with other national and regional organizations. SCAW’s
conferences, seminars, workshops and publications have been well-received and are widely
accepted.
SCAW has a website with a special page called IACUC-Talk where information about
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee oversight can be exchanged. Within a few
months over 1,000 people visited SCAW’s website for information. New, is the
development of an advanced program to train members of Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committees (IACUC): IACUC-Advanced. This workshop is not an introduction to IACUC
responsibilities and deliberations, but will focus on advanced training for IACUC members.
SCAW is a membership organization that has grown substantially over the last twenty years
and is supported by individual and institutional membership contributions, individual and
corporate donations, and foundation support. All Institutional members receive the
quarterly SCAW newsletter and discounted registration fees. The Scientists Center develops
position papers on topics important to its members and keeps them informed of the issues,
but does not lobby for legislation. The SCAW Board of Trustees meets regularly to oversee
SCAW’s programs and policies. Board members represent the research, academia,
pharmaceutical and bioethical communities. Executive Director Lee Krulisch administers the
daily activities of SCAW along with a staff of four.
SCAW’s success is one demonstration that researchers care deeply about the well-being
of animals.
Scientists
Center for Animal Welfare
7833 Walker Drive, Suite 410, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
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