Ten Top Tips for Animal Ethics Application Success
6. Assembling the right team
During the initial planning stage the project supervisor must assemble a team that is competent to perform every task and procedure associated with live animal work. The AEC needs to know who is responsible for ALL the work with animals, including husbandry and monitoring. Specific tasks need allocating to named individuals who in turn have documented skills to carry out these tasks. For each person named on an application the following details must be included:
- What they will do to the animals.
- What experience they have of procedure(s) they will carry out on live animals, and in the specific techniques described in the project.
- What training they will need, and how such training will be provided.
Before the animal ethics application is lodged with the AEC it is vital that all members of the project team are aware of the details of the project and have agreed to their allocated responsibilities.
Further resources:
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See our A-Z of animal welfare for guidance on:
- Training of staff
- Housing and care (inc. water and nutrition)
- Environmental enrichment