Resources
Are you part of an animal welfare body and have questions about the 3Rs, regulations on animals used in research or animal welfare? The 3Rs stand for Replace, Refine and Reduce. Below we have collected a number of links on the 3Rs, the regulations on animals used in research and animal welfare that may be useful to you.
Meeting calendar
Regulations and guidelines
- Guidelines for animal welfare bodies
The EU has developed guidelines for animal welfare bodies.
- Regulation on the use of animals in experiments (in Norwegian)
The Norwegian regulations on the use of animals in experiments.
Animal welfare, ethics and harm
- Harm-Benefit Assessment
When quality-assuring an application, a harm-benefit assessment must always be carried out.
- Severity classification
The FELASA/ECLAM/ESLAV Working Group has published an article on the classification and reporting of severity.
- Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research
NENT has developed ethical guidelines for the use of animals in research.
Welfare considerations in connection with marking fish
- Sweden's 3R-center (in Swedish)
Sveriges 3R-center has, together with external experts, reviewed the most common marking methods and produced a user guide.
- Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø
Risk assessment on reduced animal welfare by marking and tracing of farmed fish and fish for cultivation, 2016.
- Uglem et al. 2019
A summary has also been published as a review article.
Applying to carry out animal experiments
- Welcome to FOTS, Norwegian Food Safety Authority
This is the portal for submitting applications for the use of animals for scientific purposes.
- Mattilsynet (in Norwegian)
Information for everyone who wants to use animals in experiments.
- Training and competence requirements (in Norwegian)
Basic training courses (functions A-D) offered in Norway.
- Norecopa
Norecopa is the national platform for the 3Rs.
International
- Directive 2010/63/EU
The EU Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes forms the basis of the Norwegian legislation on animal experiments.
- National committees in other countries
An overview of the national committees for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes in other European countries.
- Information from the EU
The European Commission has gathered a great deal of information on animals used for scientific purposes in the EU.
Other 3Rs resources
Replace:
- EU report on non-animal methods.
- EU search tool for alternatives.
- NCad report on non-animal methods.
- BfR search tool for alternatives.
- Norecopa resource library on alternatives.
- NC3Rs resource library on alternatives.
Refine:
- Norecopa has created a Refinement Wiki.
- NC3Rs resource library on refinement.
- 3Rs Centre Utrecht information site on humane endpoints.