{"id":1877,"date":"2022-03-11T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/reporting-animal-welfare-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:46:18","slug":"reporting-animal-welfare-concerns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/departments\/office-research-protections-and-integrity-orpi\/animal-care-use\/reporting-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report an Animal Welfare Concern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IACUC is responsible for ensuring that all animals used in research and teaching programs are treated in accordance with all applicable government regulations and institutional policies. <strong>Should you have a concern regarding the care or treatment of animals used in research or teaching activities at UNC Charlotte, please submit a report using one of the following mechanisms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact the Office of Research Protections and Integrity (ORPI) at 704-687-1872 or <a href=\"mailto:uncc-iacuc@uncc.edu\">uncc-iacuc@uncc.edu<\/a>. Alternatively, you may call or email the Executive Director of ORPI, Dr. Angelica Martins (704-687-1876 \/ <a href=\"mailto:A.Martins@uncc.edu\">A.Martins@uncc.edu<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the Attending Veterinarian, Dr. Glicerio Ignacio (704-687-5017 \/ <a href=\"mailto:GIgnacio@uncc.edu\">GIgnacio@uncc.edu<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the IACUC Chair, Dr. Didier Dr\u00e9au (<a href=\"mailto:ddreau@uncc.edu\">ddreau@uncc.edu<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/wfhwNZnmi9ZzLUYx9\">Submit an anonymous report directly to the ORPI using this form<\/a>. Note that your information is not collected unless you choose to supply it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/incidentreport.charlotte.edu\/\">Submit an anonymous report using the University&#8217;s incident reporting system<\/a>. Please choose the option &#8220;Report Any Other Concern.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ethicspoint.com\/domain\/media\/en\/gui\/43118\/index.html\">Submit an anonymous report using Ethics Point<\/a>. Please choose the option &#8220;Make a Report.&#8221; OR Dial toll-free, within the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Canada: <strong>844-251-1873<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please be prepared to share the following information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incident description<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date and time of the incident<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location of the incident (building name and room number and\/or name of the principal investigator overseeing the lab space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you witness the incident yourself?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you reported this incident to anyone else? If so, to whom and when? 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