All policies and guidelines are available on request from the Animal Welfare Unit.

Public Policies

These are Animal Research Review Panel policies relating to the functioning of Animal Ethics Committees.

2. Payment of External Members of Animal Ethics Committees
3. Procedures Prohibited under POCTA
4. Non Research Animals on Designated Land
5. Accredited Establishment Policy on the Operations of Animal ethics committee and Annual Reporting
6. Differentiation Between Acts of Animal Research and Acts of Veterinary Treatment
7. Relationships Between Accredited Research Establishments and Licence Holders
8. Establishment of Protocols for Grievance Procedures
9. Criteria for Assessment of Animal Ethics Committee membership
10. Emergency Procedures

11. Formal agreements between accredited research establishments sharing Animal Ethics Committees

12. Frequency of Animal Ethics Committee meetings
13. Inspections by Animal Ethics Committees
14. Acts of Veterinary Science and the Use of S4 and S8 Drugs
15. Orientation of New Members of Animal Ethics Committees

Internal Policies

These are policies of the Animal Research Review Panel relating to internal procedures.

1. Record Keeping and Confidentiality of Documents
2. Complaints

Guidelines

These are more complex documents to provide guidance to Animal Ethics Committees and researchers on particular activities.

1. Opportunistic Research on Free Living Wildlife

2. Specific to Animal Ethics Committees Supervising Research on Captive Wildlife (additional to 1)

3. Individuals and Institutions Engaged in Collaborative Research

4. Animal Ethics Committees Considering the Use of Animals for Post-graduate Surgical Workshops

5. Collection of Voucher Specimens

6. Use of Pitfall Traps

7. The Use of Feral Animals in Research

8. Welfare Guidelines for Teaching Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Testing in Cattle.

9. Radio tracking in Wildlife Research

10. Animal Care Guidelines for Wildlife Surveys

11. Guidelines for tick serum producers (draft)

12. Animal Research Model Application Form

13. Guidelines for the Production of Monoclonal Antibodies

14. Guidelines for the Care and Housing of Dogs in Scientific Institutions

15. Blood Collection (Draft December, 1999)

16. Supervision of Animal Supply by Animal Ethics Committees

17. Training Personnel Involved in the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes

18. Guidelines for the Housing of Rabbits in Scientific Institutions

19. Teaching Cervical or Vaginal Artificial Insemination of Sheep

20. Guidelines for the Housing of Rats in Scientific Institutions