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Animal ethics and using animals for scientific purposes
Animal ethics refers to the ethical use of animals for scientific purposes (i.e. research, testing and teaching).
Biosecurity Queensland - Animal Welfare and Ethics safeguards the welfare of these animals in Queensland under Queensland's animal welfare legislation, the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (ACPA).
Any person proposing to use animals for these purposes must:
- register with Biosecurity Queensland - Animal Welfare and Ethics
- obtain approval from an animal ethics committee (AEC)
- comply with the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes which is compulsory under Section 91 of the ACPA
- keep the required documentation
- submit an annual Animal Use Statistics Report, either through their AEC, or directly to Biosecurity Queensland - Animal Welfare and Ethics.
- Summary of requirements for scientific animal use
- What people intending to use animals are required to do
- Replacement, reduction & refinement
- Implementation of the 3 Rs, alternatives to animal use, enivronmental enrichment
- Registering as an animal user
- Registering to use animals for scientific purposes
- Legislation & legal requirements
- The Animal Care and Protection Act (ACPA), Scientific Use Code, animals and animal use covered by the ACPA, definition of a scientific purpose
- Animal ethics committees
- Role of AECs, membership, how to submit a proposal for approval, AEC requirements for observational activities
- Monitoring program
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- What needs AEC approval
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- Animal ethics training
- Animal ethics training for AEC members and others
- Recordkeeping & reporting requirements
- Records researchers, teachers and AECs must keep, including annual Animal Use Statistics Reports
- Related organisations and contacts
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- Glossary
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Page maintained by Jenny Burchmann
Last updated 19 October 2011
