Translation of "animal experimentation policy and guidelines " (English → French) :

Guidelines for the accommodation and care of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes

To address those major interpretation issues without jeopardizing the future of this important proposed legislation, the CCAC recommends that the committee consider including the following recommendation in its report: It is recommended that the minister and the Department of Justice consider means such as the issuance of guidelines by which it can be communicated to the scientific sector, and adopted amongst investigatory and prosecutorial bodies, that compliance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care standards will not amount to an offence under sections 182.2 and 182.3 of an amended Criminal Code, and that the ``CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Exp ...[+++]erimental Animals,'' as supplemented by the other published guidelines and policies, shall be referred to and considered in the interpretation and application of these provisions where using animals for scientific purposes is involved.

Consequently, AUCC urges this committee to make the following recommendations in its report on Bill C-10B: First, we recommend that the Minister of Justice issue guidelines or other directives to those administering the criminal justice system specifying that the ``Canadian Council on Animal Care Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals,'' as supplemented by the council's other published guidelines and policies, shall be referred ...[+++]to and considered in the interpretation and application of sections 182.2 and 182.3 of the Criminal Code, specifically in regard to the determination of which activities may constitute criminal conduct in the context of using animals for teaching and scientific research, and when criminal charges should be laid or a prosecution stayed.

No funds flow from CIHR for research involving animals unless it meets the guidelines on the care and use of experimental animals developed by the Canadian Council on Animal Care and is also approved by a local animal care committee duly certified by the CCAC through its nationally recognized assessment program.

CCAC is a member of the health effects experts of the OECD Test Guidelines Program, the Canadian signatory of the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes and the home of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science since 1999.