EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION THAT ADVANCES RESPONSIBLE LABORATORY ANIMAL CARE AND USE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO LABORATORY ANIMAL CARE PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS, ADMINISTERING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIANS AND MANAGERS, PUBLISHING SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, SUPPORTING LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, AND SERVING AS THE PREMIER FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE IN THE CARE AND USE OF LABORATORY ANIMALS.