Practices involving animals
This page gathers the documents, regulations and fundamental guidelines to be taken into account in the teaching at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine regarding practices involving animals.
Ethical Advisory Committee for Animal Experimentation of the University of Zaragoza
The creation of the Ethical Advisory Committee for Animal Experimentation was approved by the University of Zaragoza by decision of the Governing Board on March 14, 2000, in compliance with the legal provisions on the protection of animals used for experimentation and other scientific purposes. The current regulations were approved by the Governing Board on November 22, 2006.
Conscientious objection
Centre guidelines regarding conscientious objection.
Form to be signed by students entering the Degree in Veterinary Medicine in relation to the use of animals in the degree courses.
Report from the Legal Department of the University of Zaragoza.
In accordance with the decision made at the Faculty Board meeting on 23 January 2017 regarding the possibility of providing sufficient reasoned argumentation to address cases of conscientious objection by students of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine who wish to request exemption from or substitution of practices involving animals, a report has been requested from the Legal Department of the University of Zaragoza. The report issued by the Legal Department is available on this link.
Other information of interest
The University of Zaragoza adheres to the "Transparency Agreement on the Use of Animals in Scientific Experimentation in Spain" (more information here)