New Year's Day  1/1/2008 (Tuesday)

Order placement as usual. Shipment in may be delayed.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 1/21/2008 (Monday)

Order placement as normal. Shipments from Charles River, Harlan, NCI, and Jackson Laboratories may be delayed.

Memorial Day 5/26/2008 (Monday):

Order placement as normal. Shipments from Charles River, Harlan, NCI and Jackson Laboratories may be delayed.

Independence Day 7/4/2008 (Friday):

Order placement as normal. Shipments from Charles River, Harlan, NCI and Jackson Laboratories may be delayed.

Labor Day 9/1/2008 (Monday):

Order placement as normal. Shipments from Charles River, Harlan, NCI and Jackson Laboratories may be delayed.

Thanksgiving 11/27-11/28/2008 (Thursday & Friday):

Order placement Monday & Tuesday. Deadline for NCI is Monday 11/19/2007. Deadline for all others with no late fee is Tuesday 11/20/2007 at 5:00 pm.

Christmas 12/24-12/25/2008 (Wednesday & Thursday):

No Receipt of Animals 12/25/2008 - 12/29/2008. Please order any animals needed for use in this week, one week earlier. Deadline for order is Tuesday, 12/23/2008.

Inclement Weather: Animals are not shipped by air during severe weather. This particularly applies to animals from the Jackson Laboratories. If unusually cold weather is forecasted, please take note of the possibility for delayed shipments.

New Year's Eve 12/31/2008 (Wednesday)

Order placement as usual. Shipment in may be delayed.