Statement of Commitment to Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research

 

The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (TICHR) is committed to ensuring the humane care and use of animals in research.

The use of animals for scientific purposes and teaching is governed by both the Western Australian Animal Welfare Act 2002 which is administered by the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, and the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes 7th Edition 2004 (The Code) of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The primary responsibility of the AEEC is to ensure, on behalf of TICHR, that all care and use of animals is conducted in compliance with the Code.

The AEEC applies a set of principles, outlined in the Code, that govern the ethical conduct of people whose work involves the use of animals for scientific purposes. The role of the AEEC is to ensure that the use of animals is justified, provides for the welfare of those animals and incorporates the principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement.

 

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