Oversight & Compliance
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- Cayuse Login
- Canadian Council on Animal Care
- OMAFRA (Animals for Research Act)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Research (NIH)
- American Association for Laboratory Science (AALAS)
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Animal Ethics
Use of animals in research at Western is a privilege granted only to those who commit to meeting the highest ethical and regulatory standards. All research and teaching using vertebrate animals require pre-review and approval by Western's Animal Care Committee (ACC) as well as multi-faceted post-approval oversight.
- Canadian Council on Animal Care - The Three Rs , Ethics Principles (under development)
- Ontario Animals in Research Act - R.S.O. 1990, c. A.22, s. 17 (2).
- The Agreement on Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions, Sect. 4.4
- Other standards for the ethical use of animals in science, e.g., CALAM Standards of Veterinary Care
No work with animals can be initiated, or animals obtained, prior to approval of an Animal Use Protocol by the ACC.
Contacts
- Chair, ACC: Arthur Brown
- Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University, 519- 663-5777 ext. 24308
- Office of the ACC: acc@uwo.ca
- Veterinary Support: acvsvet@uwo.ca
- AECP Compliance Team: AECPcompliance@uwo.ca
- Veterinary Emergency Pager (Research Animals): 519-661-2195
