The Cancer Center utilizes the Animal Facility shared resource that is housed in the College of Medicine. The Howard University Veterinary Services is an accredited independent laboratory an animal facility with the responsibility for providing professional animal care and technical services for University biomedical research. and animal care program are fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) and meet Federal guidelines and regulations for the humane care and use of laboratory animals.