{"id":2908,"date":"2025-06-18T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iacuc.usc.edu\/?page_id=2908"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:29:47","slug":"reporting-concerns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iacuc.usc.edu\/?page_id=2908","title":{"rendered":"Report Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span>
 Safeguarding animal welfare is the responsibility of every individual at USC<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)<\/a> <\/span>reviews and, if warranted, investigates all concerns of mistreatment, misuse, or noncompliance involving the care and use of research animals. The IACUC encourages prompt reporting of concerns related to animal welfare. There are multiple methods of reporting available below.<\/p>\n

If you observe misuse or mistreatment of animals, or if you see procedures that you do not think comply with federal regulations or institutional guidelines, report the incident immediately to the IACUC office (<\/span>iacuc@usc.edu<\/span><\/a>).  All reports should be as specific and detailed as possible and any supporting documentation should be included. Include date, time, incident, location, species, protocol number, and whether you wish to be contacted about clarifications or resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports may be filed with the IACUC<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

E-mail: iacuc@usc.edu<\/a>
Phone: (323) 442-0600 <\/p>\n

Reports may be filed on iStar<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Login to Istar.usc.edu<\/a>
click on \u201cNew Anonymous Adverse Event Report\u201d under Adverse Events
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click on \u201cNew Non Compliance Report\u201d under Non Compliance Reports<\/p>\n

Reports may be mailed or filed in-person<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Center for Health Professions (CHP) 234
Health Sciences Campus
USC
Los Angeles, California 90033-9004<\/p>\n

Reports may be filed with USC<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Help and Hotline phone: (213) 740-2500
<\/span>Web: https:\/\/report.usc.edu<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n

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Anonymous Reporting and Non-Retaliation:<\/span>\u00a0The identity of all persons submitting a report will be kept strictly confidential and USC strictly prohibits any retaliatory action against any individual who reports any incident to the IACUC. If you have a question, rather than a report, regarding laboratory animal care and use at USC, you can contact the Department of Animal Resources (DAR) office (323)442-1689 or\u00a0<\/span>daradm@med.usc.edu<\/span><\/a>, otherwise all reports will be routed to the IACUC (<\/span>iacuc@usc.edu<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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