Mount Saint Vincent University
Home myMountStudent WebmailMoodleWebAdvisorContact UsPrint Page
Home » Research » Research Ethics » Animal Care

Animal Care

The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) is the national organization responsible for setting and maintaining standards for the care and use of animals used in research, teaching and testing throughout Canada.

 

Mandate of the CCAC (from their website):

 

The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) is the national peer review agency responsible for setting and maintaining standards for the care and use of animals used in research, teaching and testing throughout Canada.

 

The CCAC was established in 1968. Its mission statement underlines the focus of the CCAC on the ethical principles of animal-based experimentation.

 

"The purpose of the Canadian Council on Animal Care is to act in the interests of the people of Canada to ensure through programs of education, assessment and persuasion that the use of animals, where necessary, for research, teaching and testing employs optimal physical and psychological care according to acceptable scientific standards, and to promote an increased level of knowledge, awareness and sensitivity to relevant ethical principles."

 

Just as with research with human participants, research with animals require appropriate review and certification prior to the start of any research project. Access to funding will be delayed until certification is obtained. Mount Saint Vincent University, through a Memorandum of Understanding,  has partnered with Saint Mary's University to form a Joint Animal Care Committee. Researchers are encouraged to contact Tara Inman (smu.ca) for more information.
FacebookYouTubeFlickrTwitter
©2009 MSVU