What is required for a project licence (PPL) to be issued under the Animals (Scientific
Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔The scientific purpose must justify the potential
pain, suffering, or distress to the animals.
What must be demonstrated regarding alternatives for a project licence (PPL) under the
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔There must be no suitable
alternatives.
Which one of the following is not a protected animal under the Animals (Scientific
Procedures) Act, 1986? Gestation in cattle is about 9 months; incubation in chickens is
21 days. - correct answer✔✔Chickens not yet hatched are not protected until they
reach two-thirds of their incubation period.
Holders of personal licences issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act bear
which responsibility: - correct answer✔✔Ensuring that the procedures they carry out
comply with their training, licence authority, and welfare standards.
A regulated procedure under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 is one which
is carried out for a scientific purpose and: - correct answer✔✔May cause pain,
suffering, distress, or lasting harm to a protected animal.
If the holder of the project licence under which you are working as a personal licensee
asks you to carry out a procedure that is not authorised on the project licence, you
should: - correct answer✔✔Refuse to carry out the procedure and report the issue to
the Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) or the establishment's Named Animal Care and
Welfare Officer (NACWO).
For use in a scientific project licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act,
which one of the following protected animals need NOT be obtained from a licensed
establishment? - correct answer✔✔Non-human primates, farm animals, or birds bred
specifically for scientific use.
Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is a list of: - correct
answer✔✔Methods of humane killing that can be performed without additional licence
authority.
In order to kill a protected animal at a Licensed Establishment using a Schedule 1
method, you must: - correct answer✔✔Be trained and competent in the method, and
the killing must take place at a licensed establishment unless otherwise approved.
A 'regulated procedure' may ONLY be performed under supervision in a Licensed
Establishment when authorised by: - correct answer✔✔A valid Personal License (PIL),
Project License (PPL), and Establishment License (PEL).
Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔The scientific purpose must justify the potential
pain, suffering, or distress to the animals.
What must be demonstrated regarding alternatives for a project licence (PPL) under the
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔There must be no suitable
alternatives.
Which one of the following is not a protected animal under the Animals (Scientific
Procedures) Act, 1986? Gestation in cattle is about 9 months; incubation in chickens is
21 days. - correct answer✔✔Chickens not yet hatched are not protected until they
reach two-thirds of their incubation period.
Holders of personal licences issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act bear
which responsibility: - correct answer✔✔Ensuring that the procedures they carry out
comply with their training, licence authority, and welfare standards.
A regulated procedure under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 is one which
is carried out for a scientific purpose and: - correct answer✔✔May cause pain,
suffering, distress, or lasting harm to a protected animal.
If the holder of the project licence under which you are working as a personal licensee
asks you to carry out a procedure that is not authorised on the project licence, you
should: - correct answer✔✔Refuse to carry out the procedure and report the issue to
the Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) or the establishment's Named Animal Care and
Welfare Officer (NACWO).
For use in a scientific project licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act,
which one of the following protected animals need NOT be obtained from a licensed
establishment? - correct answer✔✔Non-human primates, farm animals, or birds bred
specifically for scientific use.
Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is a list of: - correct
answer✔✔Methods of humane killing that can be performed without additional licence
authority.
In order to kill a protected animal at a Licensed Establishment using a Schedule 1
method, you must: - correct answer✔✔Be trained and competent in the method, and
the killing must take place at a licensed establishment unless otherwise approved.
A 'regulated procedure' may ONLY be performed under supervision in a Licensed
Establishment when authorised by: - correct answer✔✔A valid Personal License (PIL),
Project License (PPL), and Establishment License (PEL).
