MISSION STATEMENT

Revised May 24th, 2001

Simon Fraser University (SFU) conducts research, teaching, or testing that involves animals in the most humane and ethical manner possible.

The University has established a University Animal Care Committee (UACC) that reports directly to the Associate Vice-President Research. The UACC advises the Director of Animal Care and the Associate Vice-President, Research on facilities, policies and practices at SFU concerning the care and use of animals. The UACC ensures that the three R's, replacement, reduction and refinement, are invoked for every project involving animals and that these principles are upheld to minimize the number of animals used at Simon Fraser University. The UACC ensures that each project meets or exceeds the standards expressed in the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals.