University Research Animal Resources (URAR) ensures and promotes high quality care and humane use of laboratory animals used for research and instruction by the UGA research and teaching community.

URAR supports UGA's missions of research, education, and service by providing appropriate husbandry and handling of laboratory animals through animal facility management, technical assistance, training, and consultation. We partner with researchers to ensure optimal animal well-being and compliance with campus policies and federal regulations concerning the care and use of laboratory animals.

The centralized URAR – Life Sciences unit is administered and supported thorough the Office of the Vice President for Research.  The URAR – Veterinary Medicine unit is administered and supported primarily by the College of Veterinary Medicine.  The URAR animal care and use program is accredited by AAALAC, International, is licensed by the USDA, and maintains an Assurance of Compliance with the Public Health Service.

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