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Appendix H: Policy on Participation by Students in Class Exercises That Involve Animals
Adjunct Committee on Academic
Procedures and Standards
April 27, 1990
Students who are concerned about the use of animals in teaching have the responsibility to contact the instructor, prior to course enrollment, to determine whether animals are to be used in the course, whether class exercises involving animals are optional or required and what alternatives, if any, are available. If no alternatives are available, the refusal to participate in required activities involving animals may result in a failing grade in the course. Departments including courses where animals are used must actively inform students of such courses, including but not limited to, notices in the catalog.The University of Maryland, at College Park campus, affirms the right of the faculty to determine course content and curriculum requirements. The University, however, also encourages faculty to consider offering alternatives to the use of animals in their courses. In each course, the instructor determines whether the use of animals in the classroom exercises will be a course requirement or optional activity. The following departments currently have courses that may require animals to be used in class activities: Animal Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, Microbiology, Poultry Science, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, and Zoology.
Animal Care and Use Program - UMCP
The University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) has an Animal Care and Use Program to ensure appropriate humane care and use of animals in teaching, research and other University functions. This program is consistent with federal and state animal welfare laws. The animal care program is directed by the Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) whose members include: animal researchers, veterinarians, individuals who do not use animals and individuals not affiliated with the campus who represent the concerns of the community. Assisted by the Director of Laboratory Animal Care, the ACUC applies the various animal welfare and humane guidelines governing the use of animals on campus. Thus, no animals may be used on the College Park campus for research, teaching or other University functions without prior approval of the ACUC. Approval is granted only after satisfactory review by the ACUC of a submitted animal use protocol. Protocol review is based on the U.S. Interagency Research Animal Committee's "Principles for the Use of Animals in Research Teaching and Testing." According to these principles, each protocol is evaluated with respect to: 1) justification for the use of the animals; 2) rationale for the animal species used; 3) justification of the number of animals used; 4) appropriate and humane animal care and use procedures; and 5) appropriate use of anesthetics and analgesics. The ACUC also conducts frequent inspections of animal facilities, provides training in animal-use procedures and responds to concerns about animal care and use on campus. The guidelines established by the ACUC are published in the University of Maryland at College Park Guidelines for Animal Use on Campus. Any questions or concerns about animal care and use should be directed to the Director of Laboratory Animal Care, Central Animal Resources Facility.
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