Information for School Children

One of the roles of ANZCCART is to foster an open, honest and factually accurate debate of animal welfare topics in the setting of research and teaching.

In line with this aim, we have started putting together a series of case studies, each of which focuses on a currently contentious topic.  These case studies simply aim to present a brief summary of current knowledge and some potentially useful references to reputable sources of additional information.

• Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease
• Mulesing of sheep
• Animals in schools ANZCCART fact sheet
• Ethical Guidelines for Australian School Students Using Animals for Educational Purposes
  Using animals or their tissues in laboratory classes is a privilege which brings with it responsibilities that go well beyond the need to avoid cruelty to the animals. This pamphlet gives some advice to help students and teachers meet these responsibilities and to help them gain maximum benefit from using animals in laboratory classes.

• Animal Ethics and Animal use in Queensland Schools
• The ABPI Resources for Schools
• The NSW Department of Education and Training
  The website contains has excellent fact sheets on keeping various animal species in schools.
• ANZCCART FAQs for school-aged children

• The SA Government Department for Education
  These Standard Operating Procedures for the use of Animals in Schools, Preschools & Child Care Centres provides direction for the proper use and care of animals in Department for Education settings.
• The NSW Department of Education
  Contains a variety of quality resources to assist teachers to understand their responsibilities in relation to the use of animals for teaching including their Animal Welfare Policy for animals in schools.
  The Learning System of the Department has a YouTube account with a video on Keeping Poultry in Schools.
• Victorian Schools Animal Ethics Committee
  Part of the Victorian Department of Education.
• Schools Animal Ethics Committee
  Part of the Western Australian Department of Education.

• Links to ethics resources: https://norecopa.no/more-resources/ethics/

• Information on animal research for schoolchildren: https://norecopa.no/education-training/for-schools/ 

• InterNICHE
  InterNICHE is an open and diverse network comprising students, teachers and animal campaigners. The network focuses on animal use and alternatives within biological science, medical and veterinary medical education.