Guidelines

Compliance Process

What schools and their staff need to know about to comply with animal welfare legislation.

Information about the animal species that are considered suitable for use in schools and are commonly used for teaching and demonstration purposes.

Applications for approval to carry out particular activities and for independent school accreditation.

Suitable resources to help teachers work within the legislation.

Information about the various pieces of legislation, guidelines and documents that describe how animals should be used and managed.

Practical advice about animal welfare issues for teachers.

Animals in Schools Poster

Teaching Ideas

Resources

Guidelines

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Animals in schools: Animal welfare guidelines for teachers (known as the Guidelines) interprets the legislation that determines the use of animals in schools. All teachers that use animals for educational purposes must follow these guidelines.

The Guidelines are divided into Parts A, B and C.

For ease of downloading, Parts A and B have been further divided up and all parts put into pdfs.

Part A: Introduction(pdf 3401kb) contains Foreword, Acknowledgements, How to use these guidelines, Rationale, The Animal Research Act (1985) and Deciding whether the use of animals is justified.

Part A: Categories of activities(pdf 1471kb) .

Part A: Responsibilities(pdf 3013kb) contains Roles and responsibilities and Alternatives and the 3Rs.

Part A: Issues (pdf 3013kb) contains Issues arising from using animals and the Glossary.

Part A: Appendices(pdf 60kb) contains Appendices 1 – 3.

Part B, species-specific notes.