UACC Ethics Course: Basic Principles of Ethics and Animal Welfare

Course Format

Self-Guided in Canvas (You will be able to access the course content once you have enrolled in the course.)

Description

Basic Principles of Ethics and Welfare of Animal Use in Science covers material related to the ethical use of animals in research, testing, and teaching with a focus on the guidelines and ethics. Material is divided into 5 modules, each with its own specific topic and goals. There is overlap between the modules, but no module is a prerequisite for any other module, and they can be covered in any order. 

Objectives:

In this course, participants will learn:

• Guidelines, Legislation and Regulations
• Animal Welfare, Moral and Ethical issues
• Three Rs of Humane Animal Experimentation
• Pain, Distress and Endpoints
• Euthanasia of Experimental Animals