{"id":3008,"date":"2017-10-24T15:39:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T15:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/document\/request-special-treatment-or-procedure-stop-form\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:42:10","slug":"request-special-treatment-or-procedure-stop-form","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/forms\/request-special-treatment-or-procedure-stop-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for Special Treatment or Procedure (SToP) Form"},"template":"","categories":[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19],"tags":[],"content-type":[22],"topic":[],"update-type":[],"class_list":["post-3008","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","category-cats","category-chickens-avian","category-cows","category-dogs","category-ferrets","category-fish-amphibians-and-reptiles","category-guinea-pigs","category-hamsters","category-mice","category-other-rodents","category-primates","category-rabbits","category-rats","category-sheep","category-swine","content-type-forms"],"acf":{"use_legacy_editor":true,"updated_date":"2024-11-01 18:30:00","update_notice":true,"author":"Institutional Animal Care &amp; Use Committee","summary":"Requests for Special Treatment or Procedures (SToP) Forms can be completed by research staff or ULAM and submitted according to the instructions outlined below. 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The <em>Description of Request<\/em> should be simple, straightforward, and brief. It should convey the special circumstance (see examples above). The <em>Rationale<\/em> must be related to scientific objectives or animal welfare.\r\n\r\nCompleted forms must be submitted to <a href=\"mailto:ulam-h-managers@umich.edu\">ulam-h-managers@umich.edu<\/a> (for ULAM-managed areas) or <a href=\"mailto:acuoffice@umich.edu\">acuoffice@umich.edu<\/a> (for non-ULAM areas).","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Notification of Approval","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"The approved form will be sent to the appropriate animal facility supervisor. 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