Animals in research, testing and teaching

The publications listed below are available to both animal ethics committees and the general public. They cover a wide range of subjects where animals are used in research, testing and teaching.

There have been a number of publications produced about animals in research, testing and teaching and they are shown under the following headings:

• Animal Welfare Act 1999
• Information for Animal Ethics Committees
• NAEAC Guidelines, Policies and Terms of Reference
• Animal Manipulation Statistics
• Occasional Papers
• Annual Reports and Previous Issues of NAEAC News

Animal Welfare Act 1999

• A Guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999 or PDF Version (248 KB)

This guide provides a general overview of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and was written at the time the Act was established.

A full copy of the Animal Welfare Act is available here .

• A Guide to Part 6 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 (17011 KB)

Also written at the time the Act came into force, this publication provides a general overview of the use of animals in research, testing and teaching, which comes under part 6 of the Act.

Information for Animal Ethics Committees

• A Guide for Lay Members of Animal Ethics Committees

This provides an overview for lay members to give them an understanding of the use of animals in research, testing and testing, the legislation and their role on an animal ethics committee.

• A Guide to the Preparation of Codes of Ethical Conduct

This guide is designed to assist persons wishing to apply for, or renew, a code of ethical conduct under section 87 of the Act and gives additional information on what should be contained in such codes. Any person who engages in research, testing, or teaching and wishes to use animals for such purposes must have an approved code of ethical conduct, unless that person is working for a person who holds such a code. It must be approved by the Director-General of MAF prior to commencing such activities.

• Good Practice Guide for the Use of Animals in RTT (308 KB)

The purpose of this guide is to promote the humane and responsible use of animals for scientific purposes and to encourage those using and caring for such animals to adopt the highest standards of husbandry and animal care. It aims to set guidelines for what constitutes “good practice” in the management of animals in the research, testing and teaching environment.

It is not intended to be an exhaustive guide, and contains a list of publications for reference purposes for more specific and detailed information.

• A Culture of Care – A Guide for People Working with Animals in RTT

This guide is for scientists, technicians and teachers who use animals in their work and are responsible for their welfare. It summarises legal requirements and provides a framework of understanding for going beyond the legal minima. The guidelines are designed to help keep researchers and teachers in touch with, and responsive to, society’s rapidly evolving attitudes towards the relationships between people and animals.

• A Review of Analgesia Best Practice for Animals

Whilst anesthetics developed for humans have been routinely used in a broad range of animal species, the management of pain following surgical procedures performed on animals has received less attention.

This is an operational research paper that looks at the increase in clinical use of analgesics in veterinary practice, and comments on pain alleviation in experimental animals.

• Guidelines for the Welfare of Livestock from which Blood is Harvested for Commercial and Research Purposes - March 2009 (116 KB)

This publication provides guidelines for those involved in blood harvesting.

Blood is harvested from livestock in New Zealand for both research and commercial purposes. Whole blood, serum, specific antiserum, “aseptic blood” and a variety of blood products have a variety of uses, both in New Zealand and overseas. New Zealand’s favourable animal disease status means that demand for blood products from overseas markets has continued to grow.

NAEAC Guidelines, Policies and Terms of Reference

Guidelines

• NAEAC Guidelines for Animal Ethics Committees on Adequate Monitoring (44 KB)
• NAEAC Guidelines for Avoiding Duplication (23 KB)
• NAEAC Guidelines on application templates used by Animal Ethics Committees (27 KB)
• NAEAC Site Visit Guidelines (24 KB)

Policies

• NAEAC Policy on Commercial Cloning (17 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on Conflict of Interest (36 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on Interpretation of 'Scientific Community' in Relation to Appointment of Lay members (19 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on Killing as a Manipulation (14 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on Providing Assistance to New Animal Ethics Committees (17 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on the Production of Genetically Modified Animals (42 KB)
• NAEAC Policy on Which Animal Ethics Committees should Assume the Approval Role (12 KB)

Terms of Reference

• NAEAC AEC Service Award Terms of Reference (11 KB)
• NAEAC Three Rs Award Terms of Reference (25 KB)

Animal Manipulation Statistics

• Animal Use Statistics – Guidance for Completing Statistical Returns (334 KB)

This document has been prepared to assist those who are required to maintain records of animal manipulations and supply annual statistics. It provides information on legal requirements and guidance on how to provide the animal use information required by MAF.

It should be noted that this revised edition supersedes all earlier editions.

• Animal Manipulation Statistics Form (2010 year)

Form to be completed by showing annual animal manipulation statistics.

Occasional Papers

The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) aims to disseminate to a wider audience articles about the use of animals in research, testing and teaching.

The following papers have been published at here.

Page last updated: 5 December 2011