Update on the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition

Webinar Date: September 10, 2020, ET

Audience: The program is tailored to IACUC staff, IACUC members, IOs, veterinarians, investigators, compliance personnel, animal care staff and others involved in animal programs.

Speakers: Samuel Cartner, DVM, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Axel Wolff, DVM, MS, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

Topic: In this webinar, we discuss updates to the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition. The presentation includes a brief background of the Guidelines, and the new changes in the recommended methods that are unique to the laboratory animal research environment are emphasized.

Note: This webinar was not broadcast live but was prerecorded and posted on September 10, 2020.

Guide Notices:
NOT-OD-20-132: Public Comments on the Implementation of the Updated AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
NOT-OD-20-143: Grant and Contract Submission Requirements Regarding the Updated AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition

Supporting Materials

Transcript (PDF - 276.26 KB)

AVMA letter to NIH OLAW addressing responses to NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-20-069 (PDF - 166.86 KB)

Responses received to NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-20-069 (PDF - 7.44 MB)

Slides (PDF - 2.91 MB)

Slides handout (PDF - 1.47 MB)

Questions

Submit comments or questions here or send email OLAW at olawdpe@mail.nih.gov.