Euthanasia and humane killing
| Title | Methods of euthanasia for laboratory animals (pdf, 699kb) |
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| Source | Code of practice for the housing and care of laboratory mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits (Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 2004) |
| Part | Section 3.9 and Appendices 2-3 |
| Status | Mandatory standard |
| Description | The Code establishes minimum standards for the care and housing of laboratory animals in Victoria. Section 3.9 details generic minimum standards relating to euthanasia, while Appendices 2-3 summarise by species the preferred, acceptable, and unacceptable methods. |
| Title | Humane killing and euthanasia (pdf, 1.65mb) |
| Source | Guidelines to promote the well-being of animals used for scientific purposes (National Health and Medical Research Council, 2008) |
| Part | Part III, Factsheet H |
| Status | Guidelines |
| Description | A practical accompaniment to the more universal principles identified within the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. This particular factsheet (Part III, Factsheet H) identifies the essential animal welfare considerations relating to euthanasia, including current evidence around the optimal methodology for carbon dioxide use. |
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| Title | Guidelines on humane killing and euthanasia of animals (pdf, 28kb) |
| Source | University of Melbourne, updated as at May 2008 |
| Status | Guidelines/Mandatory standards |
| Description | University guidelines explaining the current standards and policy relating to the humane killing and euthanasia of animals used for scientific purposes. The guidelines reproduce the acceptable and unacceptable methods currently listed within Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Laboratory Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits. |
| Title | Humane endpoints |
| Source | National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research [UK]: website |
| Status | Help and advice |
| Description | Identifies the principles involved in designing an experiment around humane endpoints, also highlighting further resources in this area. |
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