Pre-requisites for acquiring animals:

University of California San Francisco Policy:

• All UCSF laboratory animals must be purchased, imported, exported or transferred between UCSF facilities through the EVC&P’s Business Service Center.

You must have:

• An active Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol for the species.
• A purchase billing code tied to a funding source: Fund-DeptID-Project-Function or SpeedType. For billing codes email [email protected].
• Previously approved space for housing animals.
  • Name of protocol holder
  • Department
  • Name of grant holder
  • Spped type or Chart of Account
  • Name of billing contract
• Approved space for housing animals.

Purchasing Animals from Approved Vendors:

• To acquire animals from an approved vendor please submit an Approved Vendor Purchase Request through RIO. Incomplete forms will result in processing delay.

Please note orders MUST be submitted with a minimum of 2 business days prior to your desired delivery date.

• To acquire rodents from sources other than approved vendors please refer to Importing Rodents to UCSF
• Please refer to the Animal Ordering Schedule Section listed below.
• The EVC&P’s Business Service Center will notify the requester of any issues (e.g. inability of the vendor to fulfill the request) as soon as they are aware of them.
• These animals are appropriate for direct entry to the housing area and will be taken to the space designated for the PI.
• Within 2 days of arrival, please check on your animals and report any discrepancy to the EVC&P's Business Service Center ([email protected]) or contact a rodent vet nurse ([email protected]). Examples of discrepancies include: incorrect gender, incorrect age, incorrect gestation, injuries, illness and deceased animals.

For questions regarding availability of specific species and/or strain, approved vendors and pricing, freight and related costs or other purchasing-related inquiries, email [email protected].

Changes and Cancellations

Changes and cancellations to existing requests must be directed to the EVC&P’s Business Service Center in writing by 9:00 a.m. of the day before the ship date (not the arrival date). You may e-mail changes to [email protected]. Please note that emergency or rush shipments may incur substantial additional freight costs.

Animal Ordering Schedules:

Local Commercial Vendors: orders must be placed at least 48 hours before the desired arrived date. Orders from all vendors are subject to weather and/or airline delays for animals not stocked locally.

Contact the EVC&P’s Business Service Center for information and schedules on ordering sheep and primates.