You may be required to comply with this code if you intend to care for or use animals for scientific purposes.
The Code provides an ethical framework and governing principles to guide the decisions and actions of all those involved in the care and use of animals.
The Code applies to the care and use of all live non-human vertebrates and cephalopods. It applies throughout the animal’s involvement in activities and projects, including acquisition, transport, breeding, housing, husbandry, the use of the animal in a project, and the provisions for the animal at the completion of their use.
