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PHARMD GURU Page 2 and supervision on animals performed in an establishment which is constituted and operated in accordance with procedures specified for the purpose by the Committee. 8) Contract research means any research undertaken by an individual, company, firm, corporation or institution on behalf of a foreign individual, company, corporation or institution for any consideration. 9) Cruelty to Animals Under the Act, "treating animals cruelly" means-  Subjecting any animal to unnecessary pain or suffering or treatment, or  Usage of any unfit animal for work or labour, or  Willfully and unreasonably administering any injurious drug or substance to any domestic or captive animal, or  Keeping or confining any animal in any cage of insufficient size not permitting it reasonable movement, or  Failure to provide any animal with sufficient food, drink or shelter by its owner, or  Unnecessarily torturing any animal or killing any animal in a cruel manner etc. INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (IAEC): The primary duty of IAEC is to work for the achievement of the objectives as mentioned below. a) Experiments shall be performed under the supervision of a person duly qualified in that behalf, that is, Degree or Diploma holders in Veterinary Science or Medicine or Laboratory Animal Science of a University or an Institution recognized by the Government for the purpose and under the responsibility of the person performing the experiment; b) Experiments are performed with care and humanity and that as far as possible experiments involving operations are performed under the influence of some anesthetic of sufficient power to prevent the animals feeling pain; c) Animals which, in the course of experiments under the influence of anesthetics, are so injured that their recovery would involve serious suffering are ordinarily destroyed while still insensible; d) Experiments on animals are avoided wherever it is possible to do so; as for example; in medical schools, hospitals, colleges and the like, if other teaching devices such as books, models, films and the like, may equally suffice;

PHARMD GURU Page 4 5, 6 and 7 will be nominated by CPCSEA, with a provision of a Link nominee for CPCSEA nominee. BREEDING AND STOCKING OF ANIMALS:  Only registered establishments can carry on the business of breeding of animals or trade of animals for the purpose of experiments.  Every breeder carrying on the business of breeding animals or trade animals for the purpose of experiments shall apply for registration within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules, 1998 and stop the breeding of animals if the Committee subsequently refuses registration.  The application for registration by a breeder shall be made in the specified format to the Member-Secretary or any other person authorized by Committee in this regard.  For registration of breeders (including universities and colleges), the Government of India has set up the "Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals" (CPCSEA) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.  The Secretary or the authorized officer of the Committee may ask for information relating to premises where the experiments are to be conducted, animal housing facilities, details of breeding of animals and its trade, infrastructure including availability of manpower trained in handling animals and for verification of facts mentioned in the application for registration; and if satisfied, shall register such breeder.  Every registered breeder shall maintain a day-today register of particulars about the animals used for conducting experiments, with the number of animals, the species, the age, gender, and other particulars.  The Committee or any other authorized officer may examine the register so maintained and if the Committee is not satisfied even after opportunities given for improvement, it may take appropriate action.  The animals shall be stocked by the breeder and the establishment in a prescribed manner. Animal houses shall be located in a quiet atmosphere undisturbed by traffic, and the premises kept tidy, hygienic and the animals protected from drought and extremes of weather.