Guidelines, Policies, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), are formalized procedures that have been approved by the VIU Animal Care Committee (ACC) that are used to educate animal users at VIU on the currently approved techniques and practices. These procedures enable the VIU ACC to implement the institutional policy and Procedures on Animal Care.
Animal users at VIU are expected to be familiar with all relevant VIU and CCAC Guidelines, Policies, and SOPs. Approved SOP's can be referred to within Animal User Protocol applications, thereby reducing the need to describe in detail procedures that are already recognized to be in accordance with Canadian Council on Animal Care guidelines. SOP's ensure consistency among projects in how the procedure is performed.
Guidelines
VIU Guidelines for Choosing Appropriate Intervention and Endpoints
CCAC Categories of Invasiveness in Animal Experimentation
CCAC Guidelines on the Care and Use of Fish in Teaching and Research
CCAC Guidelines on the Care and Use of Wildlife
Policies
ACC-002 - Reporting of Animal Welfare Concerns
ACC-003 - Post-Approval Monitoring
ACC-004 - Animal Health and Welfare
ACC-005 - Monitoring Records of Held Animals
ACC-006 - Animal User Training
ACC-007 - Requirements and Review of Standard Operating Procedures
ACC-008 - Extension of Animal Use Protocols
ACC-010 - Animal Facility Management
ACC-011 – Visitors to Animal Facilities
ACC-013 - Research Involving Two or More Institutions
ACC-014 - Fish and Wildlife Permits
ACC-015 - Scientific Merit Review
ACC-016 - Pedagogical Merit Review
Standard Operating Procedures
The VIU Animal Care Committee is in the process of reviewing all SOPs. If there is a particular procedure for which you are interested in acquiring an SOP during this time, please contact the VIU Animal Care Committee via email at acc@viu.ca.
Individuals are encouraged to contact the Animal Care Committee if they are considering writing an SOP to ensure the SOP is not already under development.
- Standardized template for writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- SOPs can be submitted for review at any one of the Committee's review meetings.