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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 519 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 December 2017 by Hon Michael Mischin

Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Animal Resources Authority Act 1981, and ask:

(a) how many laboratory animals were:
(i) bred to institutions and bodies for:
(A) teaching purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(B) research purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive; and
(C) diagnostic purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(ii) reared to institutions and bodies for:
(A) teaching purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(B) research purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive; and
(C) diagnostic purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive; and
(iii) acquired to institutions and bodies for:
(A) teaching purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(B) research purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive; and
(C) diagnostic purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(iv) supplied to institutions and bodies for:
(A) teaching purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(B) research purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive; and
(C) diagnostic purposes for each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2016-17 inclusive;
(b) what species of animals were involved and to what sort of testing were they subjected?
Answered on 27 March 2018

I am advised that:

(a) The Animal Resources Centre (ARC) has records for FYE 2010 through 2017, inclusive. The animals that are bred, reared and acquired are managed by the ARC's Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) protocol. Some of the acquired and all of the sold animals fall under the jurisdiction of the receiving institution's AEC, as they are responsible for the care and use of these animals supplied to a given institution. Some animals are acquired and maintained at the ARC, again, these animals are maintained according to an approved AEC protocol.

20102011201220132014201520162017
(i) Bred34,07053,24948,03644,37943,14839,85940,83337,976
(ii) Reared443,820582,406593,854584,228554,431493,476484,386451,543
(iii) Acquired142272267325205268328218
(iv) Sold294,428267,532282,987327,929345,363260,878253,234231,176

(b) The animals bred, reared, acquired and sold were exclusively rats and mice. The ARC does not know the institutions final intent for the animals.