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University Animal Care Committee (UACC) & Institutional Policies

UACC Policies on

Policy Title Date Revised
Activities Involving Live Animals January 2024
Animal Adoption September 2022
Animal Based Projects Involving Two or More Institutions September 2024
Animal User Training April 2024
Animal Welfare Assessment March 2025
Aseptic Surgery June 2022
Confidentiality & Member Agreement February 2024
Genotyping in Mice and Rats June 2023
Humane Killing of Animals Used in Science January 2023
Mouse Overcrowding January 2025
Pedagogical Merit of Live Animal-Based Teaching and Training September 2023
Peer Review for Scientific Merit April 2023
Pilot Studies March 2025
Principal Investigator Responsibility July 2024
Procurement of Aquatic Species for the Department of Biology February 2025
Protocol Amendments October 2022
Rat Housing November 2022
Recovery Surgery Scheduling March 2024
Reportable Animal Welfare Incidents June 2024
Importation and Exportation of Rodents March 2025
Oversight of Animals in Science December 2022
Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS) September 2024
Reporting of Animal Welfare and Compliance Concerns June 2024
Scientific Endpoints, Humane Intervention Points and Cumulative Endpoints March 2025
Taking and Sharing Images of Animals in Science September 2023
Testing of Research Biologics for Pathogens November 2023
Use of Laboratory Animals Outside of the Animal Facilities January 2025
Visitors Within Animal Facilities April 2023
Wildlife Permits December 2023

Institutional Policies

Senate Policy on Integrity in Research

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School of Graduate Studies Academic Integrity Policy

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Human Resources Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy

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Person holding a small fish for research

For fish research conducted within their natural habitat, it is important to be able to identify individuals that have previously been caught. A small biopsy of the dorsal fin not only allows for this identification, but provides a valuable tissue sample