Where animals come from
Clear traceability and checks on breeders and traders help prevent animals entering research without appropriate safeguards.
Review the draft's sourcing provisions
A VOICE FOR ANIMALS
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01 / UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE
These proposed rules concern animals used for scientific or educational purposes, including their sourcing, care and the review of experiments. Read the official draft before forming your view. The points below are questions for public scrutiny—not claims that a provision has already caused harm.
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Clear traceability and checks on breeders and traders help prevent animals entering research without appropriate safeguards.
Review the draft's sourcing provisionsPublic confidence depends on transparent decisions, clear responsibilities and meaningful independent scrutiny.
Review approval and oversight provisionsAny exceptions affecting stray, feral or protected animals deserve careful examination and explicit safeguards.
Check definitions and exceptions in the draftHumane endpoints, appropriate pain relief and severity assessment are important questions in ethical research.
Review care, procedures and endpointsStrong implementation of replacement, reduction and refinement can help avoid unnecessary animal use.
Review the draft's 3Rs provisionsCheck the official draft and submission instructions directly. Rule-specific claims should be made only after reading the text.
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