DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 8 HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service National Institutes of Health Bathesda, Maryland 20892 January 28, 2019 ‘The Honorable Brendan F. Boyle U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Boyle: ‘Thank you for your letter inquiting about the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) policies for the adoption of cats, dogs, and primates no longer needed for intramural research. ‘The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed this collaborative response to address your inquiry. We appreciate hearing your concems regarding the welfare of animals supported by NIH, CDC, and FDA and assure you that our agencies continue to work towards arcanging for adoption or relocation of these HHS-supported cats, dogs, and primates that were previously used in research. We are supportive of the adoption of cats, dogs, and primates when relocation is safe and medically appropriate. In caring for and determining the appropriate relocation or adoption protocol for each animal in our care, our respective agencies work closely with accredited, responsible animal care organizations, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Your letter requests specific information about policies and procedures for the adoption and retirement of cats, dogs, and primates no longer needed in intramural research. Please find this, information, specific to each of our agencies, below. Please note that references to numbers of non-human primates in the information provided excludes chimpanzees. 1, In fiscal year (FY) 2016 and FY 2017, did your agency use any cats, dogs, and primates in research? If so, specify which agency facility and division conducted the research. ‘NIH Response: O projects used cats 13 projects used dogs 210 projects used non-human primates Research using dogs and non-human primates was conducted at NIH intramural research facilities by the following institutes and centers: Clinical Center National Caricer Institute ‘National Center for Advancing Translational Seiences National Eye Institue National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging ee eens‘The Honorable Brendan Boyle Page 2 * Bunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse Nationai Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases- Division of Intramural Research * National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases- Division of Clinieal Research ‘© National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratory ‘+ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Vaccine Research Center ‘National Institute of Mental Health, ‘National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Office of Research Services-Division of Veterinary Research How many of each species were used, and in what USDA pain category (by yea USDA Pain [USDA Pain | USDA Pain Total Number | Category C__| Category D_| Category E 0 0 0 0 304 29 103 0 3,717 1,975 USDA Pain Total Nember | Colownnst Cais a 0 Dogs 359 80 Non-Hfaman pon tan 3,619 2,157 CDC Response: CDC does not work with chimpanzees or any ape species. Therefore, references by CDC to “non-human primates” do not include chimpanzees or any ape species, CDC°s ‘National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Jnfectious Diseases (NCEZID); and Center for Global ‘Health conducted intramural research using 366 non-human primates in FY 2016 and 296 non-human primates in FY 2017. ‘NCEZID conducted research using seven dogs in FY 2016 and two dogs in FY 2017. CDC does not conduct research with cats.‘The Honorable Brendan Boyle Page 3 How many of each species were used, and in what USDA pain category (by year)? Total Number | USDA Pain | USDA Pain | USDA Pain Category C__| Category D_| Category F Cats 2 0 > Dogs 7 2 5 Non-Human 366 34 oe Primates USDA Pain |USDAPain | USDA Pain Total Number | Category | Category D | Category E Cats 0 7 a Dogs 2 2 a Non-Human 296 134 162 Primates EDA Response: + FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and its Center for Drug. Evaluation and Research (CDER) conducted non-human primate research in FY 2016 and FY 2017. FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research also conducted non-human primate research in FY 2016 and FY 2017. Some of that research was conducted for the Center for Tobacco Products. * FDA's CDER conducted canine research in FY 2016, but not in FY 2017. How many of each species were used, artd in what USDA pain category (by year)? amber | USDAPain [USDA Pain |USDAPain | USDA Pain Total Number | CategoryB | Category C__| Category D_| Category E Cais 0 0 0 0 0 Dogs 8 0 a 3 0 ‘Non-Hluman 3 5 Non-Hun 381 191 134 ° USDA Pain| USDA Pain| USDA Pain | USDA Pain Total Number | Category | CategoryC | Category D_| Category E Cais o 0 0 é ¢ Dogs 0 o 0 0 oO Non-Humaa Non-Ffun 361 6 169 129 a