General ASPA Flashcards
What does A(SP)A stand for?
The Animals (scientific procedures) act
What year was the A(SP)A legislation been governed since?
1876
What directive does A(SP)A comly with?
1986 EU directive - revised in 2010 - 2010/63/EU
What are the 3 “R”s?
Replacement
Reduction
Refinement
What procedures are covered under A(SP)A?
Procedures that are carried out for experimental or other scientific purposes, on a protected animal, and that could cause pain, suffering distress or lasting harm
What does PSDLH stand for?
Pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm.
What animals are protected under A(SP)A?
All living vertebrates (not man), and all cephalopods (2012)
At what age do animals become protected under A(SP)A
Mammals- 2/3 through gestation/incubation
Fish/amphibians - when they can feed independently
Cephalopods- after hatching
What are the 3 types of license?
PEL- Establishment license
PPL- project licence
PIL- Individual licence
what does NACWO stand for?
named animal care and welfare officer
What does NVS stand for?
Named vetinary surgeon
What does NTCO stand for?
Named training and competence officer
What does NIO stand for?
Named information officer
When is a PIL allowed to apply a regulated procedure without the use of general/local anaesthesia (2)
- if the procedure will not cause serious injuries capable of producing severe pain
- The use of anaesthetic will be more traumatic to the animal than the procedure itself or would frustrate the purpose of the procedure
Who is told when the severity limit or AEs of a procedure in the project licence is likely/has been exceeded?
The PIL holder must tell the PPL holder.
When should the PIL seek veterinary advise?
Whenever is necessary
What can NVS do which NACWOs cannot?
Administer prescription only medicines (POM)
What must the cage label contain?
- project licence number
- project licence protocol (what procedures are being carried out on animals)
- date protocol started
- who is responsible for those animals (PIL)
What records should be kept by the PIL?
- All animals and which procedures have been carried out
- include details of supervision
- declarations of competence by the PPL holder
How long should records be retained for?
5 years
- on request will be submitted to secretary of state
The licence is the property of….
The secretary of state - should be surrendered to them under request (Priti Patel?)
State 3 principle aims of the animals (scientific procedures) act 1986
- ensure all work on protected animals is well justified
- ensure animals are only used when there is no alternative
- avoidance of unnecessary suffering in animals
What is definition of death given in ASPA?
permanent cessation of circulation or destruction of the brain
What are the criteria which a procedure must satisfy
for it to be regulated under ASPA
- be a scientific procedure
- be applied to a protected animal
- have potential to cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm
For what purposes does the University of oxford requir a PEL?
- to allow scientific procedures to be carried out here
- to allow it to breed animals
- to all it to supply experimental animals
NAme the severity limits for procedures
mild
moderate
severe
non-recovery
What is the level of pain which is where procedures begin to become protected by ASPA?
Is the pain is equivalent to or more than insertion of a hypodermic needle
Give some procedures which are excluded from A(SP)A even though they have the potential to cause pain, suffering or distress. (may be controlled under different regulations)
- identification of animals e.g. ear punching
- clinical trials for vetenary products
- changes to methods of husbandry
- humane killing - SC1
What is the maximum fine you can have for non-compliance?
Fine of up to £5000 and/or imprisonment for 2 years
