Recommended Reading

Legislation & Code

• The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act & Regulations 1986
  
  
• The NHMRC Australian code of practice for the care & use of animals for scientific purposes 2004.
  
  
• Bureau of Animal Welfare - Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Laboratory Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits

Pain and Distress / Analgesia / Anaesthesia

• “Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia. 2nd edition. A practical introduction for research workers & technicians” P Flecknell. Academic Press, London. 1996.

Euthanasia

• Australian & New Zealand Council: Care of Animals in Research & Teaching (ANZCCART) "Euthanasia of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes " 2nd Ed. 2001 (pdf 1.76mb)
  
  
• "Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals. Report of a working party" Laboratory Animals (1996) vol 30, pp 293-316 & (1997) vol 31, pp 1-31 (external link)
  

Humane Endpoints

• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research "Humane Endpoints for Animals Used in Biomedical Research and Testing" Volume 41(2) 2000
  

Animal Biology

• "Anatomy of the Laboratory Mouse" - online book by M.Cook (external link)
  Reprinted 1965 classic mouse anatomy reference adapted for the web.

• ANZCCART Fact Sheets (external link)
  These very useful sheets provide information on the basic biology, behaviour, housing etc on various laboratory animal species.
  
  
• Experimental and Surgical Technique in the Rat, 2nd Edition. Waynforth, H and Flecknell, P (1992). Academic Press.

Ethical Issues

• ANZCCART - Ethical Guidelines for Students (pdf 65kb)
  

• ANZCCART - "Animal Experimentation: A student guide to balancing the issues" by Vaughan Monamy (external link)
  

Alternatives

• "The principles of human experimental technique" WMS Russell & RL Burch. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 1959, reprinted 1992.
  
• 3Rs (Monash Animal Ethics Site)
  

CD ROMs for Training in Biomethodology

• Careful How You Hold Me - an insight into caring for laboratory animals. Melbourne University (external link)
  
  
• DIGIRES - Digital Resources for Veterinary Trainers (external link)
  
  • Pain Assessment in the Rat
  • Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia
  • Practical Handling
  • Surgical Skills

NHMRC

• Policies

Monash University Animal Welfare Committee

Animal Ethics Committees

• Bureau of Animal Welfare Information for Animal Ethics Committees (external link)
  
  
• NHMRC Information for Animal Ethics Committees (external link)
  
  
• ANZCCART Newsletter articles (external link)