​​​​​​DVR provides centralized procurement of rodents and rabbits from established commercial animal vendors. Requests for laboratory animals are processed with vendors, and deliveries to the specified animal facility are arranged. Rodent and rabbit shipping crates also are available on request. Large animals such as dogs, cats, non-human primates, and livestock can also be procured from approved sources. DVR maintains animal procurement contracts to facilitate the purchase of several species for NIH investigators.