ANIMAL
CARE CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARGES
Effective January 1, 1990
Care
Classification |
S
= Special |
A
=Full Service |
B
= Limited Service |
C
=Minimum Service |
Owner
Responsibility |
None
|
None
|
Provides
Food and feeds animals. |
Provides
food and bedding, feeds animals, and changes bedding. |
Animal
Facility Responsibility |
Special
Services Full Care, cleaning |
Full
care, cleaning, etc. |
Provides
and changes bedding, washes cages and water bottles, waters
animals, cleans room. |
Washes
cages and water bottles. Waters animals and cleans room.
|
Cost
of Care
| Species |
S (1987) |
A |
B |
C |
| Chickens |
$0.56 |
$1.53 |
$1.16 |
$0.71 |
| Dogs |
|
3.32 |
|
|
| Guinea Pigs |
0.35 |
0.24 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
| Hamsters |
0.20 |
0.49 |
0.36 |
0.23 |
| Mice |
0.07 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
| Pigeons |
0.15 |
0.23 |
0.17 |
0.10 |
| Rabbits |
0.60 |
1.03 |
0.78 |
0.47 |
| Rats |
0.13 |
0.18 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
Euthanasia
Acceptable Methods for
Euthanasia of Laboratory Animals, University of Minnesota, 1997
Method
|
Animals
under 125g |
Rabbits/Rodents
over 125g under 1kg |
Rabbits/Rodents
over 1kg under 5kg |
Poultry
|
Dogs
|
Cats
|
Non-human
Primates |
Reptiles
|
Co
2 |
A
|
A
5 |
A
5 |
A
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
A
|
Barbituate
Overdose/
Euthanasia
Solution, Intravenous |
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
Barbituate
Overdose/ Euthanasia Solution, Intra-peritoneal |
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
UNA
|
A
|
UNA
|
A
|
Anesthesia
and Ex-sanguination |
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
Anesthesia
and Intravenous KC1 |
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
Anesthesia
and Decapitation |
A
|
A
|
AWJ
|
A
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
A
|
Anesthesia
and Cervical Dislocation |
A
|
A
|
UNA
|
A
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
N/A
|
Decapitation
of Awake Animal 2 |
AWJ
|
AWJ
|
AWJ
|
AWJ
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
AWJ
|
Cervical
Dislocation of Awake Animal 2 |
AWJ
3 |
UNA
|
UNA
|
AWJ
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
UNA
|
N/A
|
Abbreviations:
- A = Acceptable
- AWJ = Acceptable only with scientific justification
, in writing , on the Animal Protocol Form
- UNA = Unacceptable
- N/A = Not applicable or not specifically addressed by the
IACUC
1 Adapted from the report
of the American Veterinary Medical Association Panel on Euthanasia
, J Am Vet Med Assoc 202:229-249, 1993.
2 Unless precluded by scientific
considerations, it is suggested that all animals be sedated
or anesthetized before decapitation or cervical dislocation
3 Acceptable for mice
4 Amphibians may also be
double-pithed
5 It is recommended that
rabbits not be euthanized by CO 2 inhalation because of difficult
induction
Always UNACCEPTABLE
in awake animals:KC1, MgSo4, strychnine, neuromuscular
blocking agents, exsanguination, air embolism, freezing and chloroform
(due to its hazards to personnel).
