Applications must be received in full to be presented to the Animal Care Committee (ACC) for review. Complete the appropriate form below and submit it to the ACC coordinator, Valoree Walker.
- Animal Use Protocol (AUP) Application (docx): For the use of animals in research and teaching.
- Evidence of Skills and Training Form: To be completed by each person listed on an animal use protocol.
- Request to Amend an Approved Animal Use Protocol
- Animal Use Protocol Renewal Application: For previously approved protocols involving animals
- ACC Annual Reporting: Year-end reporting for protocols involving animals
- ACC Incident Reporting: for recording and reporting unanticipated animal related incidents and mortality to the ACC.
ACC Incident Reporting Instructions
Note: The CCAC requires all major animal welfare incidents be reported to CCAC within 10 days of their occurrence. Examples of major incidents include:- disregard of, or unintended failure to follow approved practices and procedures
- serious or repeated noncompliance with CCAC standards that leads to suspension by the ACC or the institution of animal-based activity that threatens animal health and welfare.
Exceptions to ACC Review: Some research, teaching or other activities that do not require full review by the Animal Care Committee including
- Research or teaching protocols that are Category A of Invasiveness
- Observation of wild animals (where the research does not involve modification of the environment that might affect animal behavior)
- Invertebrate animal research (below Class Cephalopoda).
- Work involving live isolates (ex. excreta/parasites collected from the environment without handling live animals, zebrafish embryos less than 96 hours old, chick embryos at less than 2/3 incubation).
- Work involving animal derived tissues or cadavers (animals found dead or tissue obtained from a slaughterhouse or animals euthanized under another animal use protocol for that research).
- Other activities that involve interacting with animals that are not research, teaching or testing, may also not require ethics review, but may still require consideration of animal welfare, human health and safety, or other issues that need to be addressed.
- To ensure that your research or teaching activity does not require a review we recommend completing the ACC Exceptions Form and submitting to the ACC Coordinator (vwalker@yukonu.ca) for confirmation before beginning any of these types of activities. You can also consult with the ACC Chair (tstehelin@yukonu.ca) about your activity to confirm requirements.
Other activities that do not require ACC review include pets or display animals (e.g. fish) kept in offices or public areas unrelated to research or teaching activities involving interaction with animals not related to teaching or research. This includes but is not limited to the following:
- The use of therapy animals on campus
- The use of animals on campus for social events / student club events
- Third-party, animal-based activities held on campus (e.g. dog club / training using campus facilities
Details on what requires review and exceptions are provided in the CCAC document Requirement for Submitting an Animal Protocol - Addendum to the CCAC policy statement on: terms of reference for animal care committees (May, 2020)
Reporting Concerns Regarding Animal Care and Use in Research and Teaching
Yukon University invites open discussion of all topics surrounding the use of animals in research and teaching. It is the responsibility of everyone working with animals at the University to ensure adherence to approved animal use protocols. We want to ensure safe disclosure of concerns related to animal involvement in research and teaching at Yukon University. At any time, members of the community may email the Research Ethics Office with questions or concerns. Anyone witnessing or are aware of questionable animal use conduct, may report anonymously to the Yukon University Animal Care Coordinator (Dr. Valoree Walker, vwalker@yukonu.ca) or to the Associate Vice President Research (Dr. Bronwyn Hancock, bhancock@yukonu.ca). These concerns will be forwarded automatically to the YukonU Consulting Veterinarian and the YukonU Animal Care Committee to initiate an investigation. Use this form for reporting.