OverviewTufts Comparative Medicine Services formerlyThe Division of laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) provides facilities, services, and information to facilitate effective research using laboratory animals at Tufts university and Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and Tufts University in Medford.  DLAM is also obligated to insure that animal care procedures and animal experimentation comply with federal, state, and local regulations.  The management and operation of the animal care activities are integral to the animal care and use program.  All centralized facilites are located within a 2-block radius, either in Boston or Medford, housing in excess of 40,000 animals daily