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Animal Care Committee

The Animal Ethics & Care Program at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ and its affiliates is overseen by ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ’s Animal Care Committee (ACC) - established in compliance with the (1990 R.S.O. c. , the Canadian Council on Animal Care's (CCAC)  and the  (Sect. 4.4).

·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Research helps facilitate the work of the ACC at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ and its affiliates, providing support in every aspect of its important role in research at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ.

The use of animals in animal-based science activities at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ and affiliates is a privilege granted only to those who have received Animal Use Protocol approval from ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ's ACC and whose activities align with best practices with respect to animal welfare standards as set out by our external regulators.

Animal Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that animals are sentient beings and that we are privileged to use them in our research and teaching. We accept our mandate to foster the highest standards for the ethical use of animals in science. We recognize that this can be achieved by the rigorous application of the 3-Rs and by weighing the harms and benefits of the animal research protocols we are charged to review.
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For questions about animal science and London's city-wide animal ethics and care program, please contact: animalresearchcomm@uwo.ca.