| AAALAC | Association for Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Care, International |
| AALAS | American Association of Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACLAD | American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases |
| ACLAM | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| APHIS | Animal and Plant Health Information Service |
| ASAS | American Society of Animal Science |
| ARENA | Applied Research Ethics National Association |
| Association for Gnotobiotics | |
| ASAB | Association of Animal Behavior |
| ASLAP | American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners |
| AWIC | Animal Welfare Information Center |
| ANZCCART | |
| AVMA | American Veterinary Medical Association |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| CVM | Center for Veterinary Medicine |
| ESLAV | European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians |
| FASEB | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
| FELASA | Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations |
| FBR | Foundation for Biomedical Research |
| IAT | Institute of Animal Technology |
| ICLAS | International Council for Laboratory Animal Science. |
| ILAR | Institute of Laboratory Animal Research |
| LASA | Laboratory Animal Science Association |
| NABR | National Association for Biomedical Research |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| PHS | Public Health Service |