Humane Methods of Killing

Laboratory animals are killed for a variety of reasons, for example, to allow tissues to be taken for ex-vivo studies,...

All institutions that carry out work under the controls of A(SP)A have a licence granted by the Home Office. This...

Schedule 1 methods (from the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act Schedule 1 lists methods for humanely killing animals, and approved...

The “Three Rs” principles of “replacement, reduction and refinement” of laboratory animal use were first proposed by William Russell and...

Some methods of euthanasia (e.g. use of overdose of an inhalational anaesthetic or use of carbon dioxide) can be carried...

Humanely killing animals can be associated with a number of different safety hazards, but the risk to individuals can be...

Confirmation of death After carrying out any of the techniques of humane killing described below, death must be confirmed. This...