Welcome
Welcome
This website has been developed by the Animal Research Review Panel and Industry & Investment NSW - Animal Welfare Branch. It aims to assist researchers, teachers and members of Animal Ethics Committees to access information about the operation of the Animal Research Act 1985, Animal Research Regulation 2005 and The Code of Practice in New South Wales.
In addition to specific information about this legislation, including relevant policies and guidelines, this site provides general information about legislation in other states and countries and links to many sites from which useful, general information promoting the humane care and use of animals for scientific purposes can be sourced.
The Animal Research Act covers the use of animals for a range of purposes including their use in research, teaching, product testing, field trials, diagnosis of disease, production of biological products and environmental studies. ‘Animals’ include all live non-human vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) and includes laboratory animals, farm livestock and wildlife.
Spotlight
An on-line magazine which deals with enrichment for laboratory animals.
Council of Europe guidelines for the accommodation and care of animals used for scientific purposes.
An Australian based organisation that aims to develop alternatives to the use of animals in research.
What's new
A revised version of the ARRP's policy on non-research animals at research establishments published August 2010
Evidence-based sheep housing guidelines have been finalised based on comments received on the draft version of the guidelines
The Ornithological Council (USA) has completed a major revision of its peer-reviewed Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research.