Authority

The Animal Care Committee reports to the Vice President Academic and has the following responsibilities and authority:

To ensure that no research or teaching program (including external placements or off-site visits by students) involving animals be commenced without prior written ACC approval
To ensure that no animals be held for an event, display, breeding purposes, or for eventual use in research or teaching without prior written ACC approval
To stop any objectionable procedure if it considers that an animal is experiencing unnecessary distress or pain
To stop immediately any use of animals which deviates from the approved use, any non-approved procedure, or any procedure causing unforeseen pain or distress to animals.
Have an animal euthanized humanely if pain or distress experienced by the animal cannot be alleviated.
The Chair of the ACC and the ACC Veterinarian have access to all areas where animals are used on Algonquin premises.

For more information, please refer to the ACC Terms of Reference 2023.

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