Useful links
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Animal housing and care
- European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes- Appendix A
- RSPCA UK: Refining housing, husbandry and procedures
- Animal Welfare Institute (USA): Comfortable quarters for laboratory animals
- Common Marmoset Care (UK)
- Newcastle University (UK): Assessing the health and welfare of laboratory animals
- University of Edinburgh (UK): Guidelines for the recognition and assessment of animal pain
- National Institutes of Health (USA): Animal Research Advisory Committee Guidelines
- Procedures with Care (UK): Resources to support the adoption of best practice for commonly used procedures in animal research.
- University of NSW: Caring for animals in research and education
- NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development: A guide to acceptable procedures and practices for aquaculture and fisheries research
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service: Best practice guidelines for the use of koalas in scientific research
Training Links
- ComPass ANZCART ANZCART Courses offer mandated basic training needs of researchers and teachers using animals as well as members of Animal Ethics Committees (AEC) in Australia and NZ (except AEC members in Victoria who are required to complete the Animal Welfare Victoria training).
- The 3rs Collaborative - The NC3Rs is a UK-based scientific organisation that works nationally and internationally with the research community to replace, refine and reduce the use of animals in research and testing and offers the 3Rs Certificate Course.
- Understanding Animal Research Oceania (UAR Oceania) is an Australian non-profit organisation that explains why animals are used in medical and scientific research. UAR Oceania supports greater understanding of how and why animals are used in medical, veterinary, scientific and environmental research in the Oceania region.
- Srycle - SYstematic Review Centre for laboratory animal experimentation. Coaching and training activities that focus on the conduct of responsible research by promoting systematic reviews of animal-based research.
Euthanasia
Organisations
- Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): Animal ethics
- Australian and New Zealand Laboratory Animal Association
- Canadian Council on Animal Care (Canada)
- Animal Welfare Information Centre (USA)
- University of Melbourne: Animal Welfare Science Centre
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) (USA)
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (USA)
- Laboratory Animals Limited (UK)
- Nuffield Council on Bioethics (UK)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (USA)
- Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) (UK)