The mission of Animal Care Services (ACS) is to ensure high-quality care for animals and facilitate research and teaching at Vancouver Island University. Animal Care Services works closely with the Animal Care Committee to provide services in support of the VIU’s Animal Care and Use Program. The Director of Research Operations manages the ACS team and reports to the AVP Scholarship, Research, and Graduate Studies on animal care needs at VIU. Research with animals may only be undertaken if VIU finds the use of animals acceptable and of scientific merit. ACS staff provide support with compliance, training, animal procurement, animal housing, technical services, and research and administrative support.
Our office is committed to providing research support to all Vancouver Island University (VIU) researchers. In addition to facilities for housing and services for animals, ACS provides veterinary services as well as training in laboratory animal medicine. This office also provides veterinary oversight of all animal facilities at VIU. We are here to help you with your research needs.
All applications for a Request to Use Animals, Animal Use Protocols (AUPs), and related events are submitted through the ROMEO research application portal.
Information regarding research at VIU including animal care, biosafety, ethics, funding, managing research funds, and mentoring students.
Contact Animal Care Services at ACC@viu.ca