Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

Knowledge Source Identification
Knowledge source name	Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
Owner/Developer	Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
Abbreviated owner	AAALAC International
Country	United States of America
Languages	Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
URL	http://www.aaalac.org/
Contact email	europe@aaalac.org
Description	AAALAC International promotes the responsible treatment of animals in science through a voluntary accreditation program. For 50 years, the scientific community has actively—and voluntarily—participated in AAALAC's accreditation program. Participating institutions receive an independent, unbiased expert assessment, and those that meet or exceed applicable standards are awarded accreditation.
Knowledge Source Category
Category	Organization
Sub categories	International Organization, Non-Governmental Organization
Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing
Dissemination channel	Website, Social media
Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis)	Researchers, Scientists, Industry
Users access	User registration
Knowledge Characterization
3Rs relevance	Replacement, Reduction, Refinement
Purpose	Animal welfare, Funding, Documentation and information