The following links offer integral information and guidelines regarding the welfare and care of animals used in scientific research
- Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (2013)
- Animal Care and Protection Act (2001)
- NHMRC Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes: The assessment and alleviation of pain and distress in research animals (2008)
- Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018)
- Griffith Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2012)
- ANZCCART Ethical guidelines for students using animals or animal tissue for educational purposes
- QLD Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, animal welfare and ethics page
- National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC)
- NC3R Experimental Design Assistant
- ARRIVE Guidelines (Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments) (2011)
- The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research (2020)
- Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0 (2020)
- The PREPARE Guidelines for planning animal research and testing (2017)
- Guidance for the description of animal research in scientific publications (2011) National Research Council (US)
- Reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research: improving research practice (2015). The Academy of Medical Sciences, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust
- Principles and guidelines for reporting preclinical research (2016). US National Institutes of Health
- Fostering Integrity in research (2017). The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- ANZCCART Fact Sheets
- Animal Ethics Infolink – Three Rs page
- Animal Ethics Infolink – Education and training page
- Animal Ethics Infolink – Use of animals in teaching
- Resources: Genetically modified and cloned animals for scientific purposes (2007)
- ECVAM Search Guide
- Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics: A Publisher's Perspective. 2nd Ed
- 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences Interspecies Database
- 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences Humane Endpoints website
- Otlet - Sample sharing site
- Understanding Animal Research
Contact us
Call (07) 3735 2069 or email us for any queries regarding animal ethics at Griffith.