Research Office

Animal Ethics

Summary of Recent Policy and Procedure Changes - May 2009 (PDF)


University Animal Care Committee (UACC) Polices and Procedures (PDF)

Policies and procedures that must be followed by all University of Winnipeg faculty and student researchers conducting research using vertebrate animal subjects.

Application to Use Vertebrate Animals for Research or Teaching

  • "Instructions" on how to complete the Application to Use Vertebrate Animals for Research or Teaching
  • Application to Use Vertebrate Animals for Research or Training (to be completed by all applicants) (DOC)
  • Schedules 1-15 ~
    • Schedule 1:  Surgery (Surgical procedures schedule) (DOC)
    • Schedule 2:  Distress/Disease/Pain (For procedures involving pain or stress other than short-term pain or post-surgical pain) (DOC)
    • Schedule 3:  Restraint (For procedures involving conscious animals other than for examination, injection or other minor procedure) (DOC)
    • Schedule 4:  Feed/Water/Nutrient Deprivation (For procedures involving feed, water or nutrient deprivation other than pre-surgical fasting) (DOC)
    • Schedule 5:  Behavioral Experiments (for Behavioral Experiments) (DOC)
    • Schedule 6:  Environmental Manipulation (For experiments involving environmental manipulation, such as photoperiod, temperature, gas concentrations in air or water, environmental toxins, etc) (DOC)
    • Schedule 7:  Teaching (For Teaching Projects) (DOC)
    • Schedule 8:  Potential Hazards (For projects involving potential hazards [biohazards, hazardous chemicals, radiation, etc]) (DOC)
    • Schedule 9:  Field Study (For field studies) (DOC)
    • Schedule 10:  Minor Procedures (For minor procedures, such as injection, blood collection, biopsies, non-surgical catheterization, etc) (DOC)
    • Schedule 11:  Transgenic/Mutant/Knockout Animals (For projects using transgenic, mutant or knockout animals) (DOC)
    • Schedule 12:  Outside Facilities (For projects being done at animal facilities NOT part of the University of Winnipeg, such as commercial farms, government labs, zoos, or other universities) (DOC)
    • Schedule 13:  Animals Used for Breeding (For animals not used for research, but kept as breeding stock) (DOC)
    • Schedule 14:  Euthanasia (For projects involving euthanasia methods) (DOC)
    • Schedule 15:  Category A (For projects on purely observational studies of unrestrained vertebrates) (DOC)
  • Animal Protocol Renewal - Short Form (DOC) 
  • Application for Amendment to Animal Use Protocol (DOC) 
  • Scientific Merit Peer Review Form   (DOC)

 
List of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (PDF)

As per the revised UACC Policies and Procedures, SOPs are now required for all procedures included in the application submission. Currently, our SOPs are undergoing review, but we have included the List of SOPs below for your reference. Once the SOPs are approved we will ensure that SOP binders are available in the animal complexes. Where an SOP is not available, the researcher will need to create a new one and include it with the submission.


Animal Ethics Review Flowchart (PDF)


Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)

Provides detailed description of requirements for all animal-based research.  Faculty and students intending to conduct animal-based research must provide descriptions of how their research meets the CCAC requirements as part of their applications.

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UNIVERSITY ANIMAL CARE COMMITTEE (UACC)
SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND MEETING DATES –
2011-2012

The deadline for protocol submissions to be considered at each meeting of the UACC is normally set for two weeks (10 working days) in advance of the meeting date. This allows sufficient time for distribution of copies and for committee members to read proposals. Submissions received after a deadline, but before the associated meeting, will not be reviewed until the subsequent meeting. To avoid delays, please ensure that your submission is complete, all ethical issues have been addressed fully, and your Departmental Ethics Committee has had sufficient time to complete its review so that you may make copies and deliver your submission to the Research Office by the deadline.

2 COPIES, including the original with all necessary signatures and one electronic copy of the completed Application to Use Vertebrate Animals for Research or Teaching, must reach the Research Office by 4:00 p.m. on the deadline date in order to be reviewed at the scheduled meeting.

Submission Deadlines
 Meeting Dates
Friday, September 16, 2011
 Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
 Friday, October 28, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
 Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
 Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
 Monday, January 16, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
 Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
 Monday, March 12, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
 Monday, April 23, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
 Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
 Monday, June 18, 2012