animal care at canisius
policy on animal welfare
animal care procedures

The Canisius College Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has the responsibility for implementing the college’s overall Program for Animal Welfare.  The IACUC’s membership and activities are designed to meet or exceed all federal, state, and local regulations/guidelines, as well as those stemming from granting agencies.

The IACUC has the obligation to prospectively review all uses of living vertebrate animals on campus, whether for research or teaching purposes.  Thereafter, the IACUC monitors all animals on campus to insure that they receive the highest standard of care and that any treatments are both humane and minimized.

Please follow the links provided on the left to learn more about our committee’s policies and practices.  College personnel involved in the use of living vertebrate animals are obliged to be familiar with all pertinent regulations and to conform with all applicable rules.

The Application Process

Please follow the links below to download a copy of our IACUC’s application form.  Prospective users are encouraged to consult with Dr Michael Noonan (IACUC Chair) for assistance in preparing the application and in navigating the review process.  He can be reached at 716-888-2518 or at noonan@canisius.edu.

Application Form in
pdf format

     Application Form in
Word format

To save either document to your computer, right click on the link and select "Save Target As" from the list of options.  Macintosh users should hold down the Option key and click, and select Download Link to Disk.


You may need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website if you wish to view the application in Adobe format (.pdf).

If you have any questions regarding this process please feel free to e-mail us: webmaster@canisius.edu.

Expressions of Concern/Complaints

Canisius College takes its obligation to the animals on campus very seriously.  If anyone develops a concern about the treatment of any animal on campus, that person is encouraged to voice that concern to Dr Michael Noonan (IACUC Chair) at 716-888-2518 or at noonan@canisius.edu.  Alternatively, the concern can be expressed to Dr Barbara Hanson at 716-888-2556 or at hanson@canisius.edu.  Any concern expressed in this way will be addressed by the Canisius College Consulting Veterinarian and by the full IACUC membership.