Cover Sheet and Recording Sheet - Wildlife CONTACT DETAILS AEC Project # RA/ Project : Monitoring Start Date : Chief Investigator : Ph: Emergency Contact : Ph: Monitor 1 : Ph: Monitor 2 : Ph: under supervision until competent Person responsible for euthanasia Ph: Other experts : Ph: Animal Welfare Officer AWO Ph: 0428 021 529 (AWO) SPECIES MONITORING CRITERIA List behaviours and signs that will be assessed to determine the wellbeing of the animal. For example, body condition, locomotion, movement, signs of injury, ants present, respiration rate. MONITORING FREQUENCY Describe monitoring regime including frequency of animal assessment and weighing. ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS (Either as a table OR as a flow chart) – Welfare Impact Actions/Interventions research Actions/Interventions – – NB There may be different actions and related welfare impact interventions depending on: 1) whether the welfare impact is the result of the research 2) whether this is a target research animal, by-catch or pest species. No deviation from normal Continue standard monitoring. No interventions required. Slight/Moderate deviation Reassess in xx minutes Release from normal Assess for euthanasia For this project, insert appropriate actions and interventions for this assessment. Moderate/Severe deviation Immediate euthanasia Immediate euthanasia from normal Check section 17D of approved AEC application Contact the AWO if required. Additional Interventions for specific issues By-catch Pest Species Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act 2007 (WA) 23. Dealing with declared pest (1) Except as otherwise provided in the regulations or in a management plan, a person must not (c) release into the environment the declared pest, or an animal, plant or other thing that is infected or infested with the declared pest.
Cover Sheet and Recording Sheet - Wildlife CONTACT DETAILS AEC Project # RA/ Project : Monitoring Start Date : Chief Investigator : Ph: Emergency Contact : Ph: Monitor 1 : Ph: Monitor 2 : Ph: under supervision until competent Person responsible for euthanasia Ph: Other experts : Ph: Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) AWO Ph: 0428 021 529 SPECIES MONITORING CRITERIA List behaviours and signs that will be assessed to determine the wellbeing of the animal. For example, body condition, locomotion, movement, signs of injury, ants present, respiration rate. MONITORING FREQUENCY Describe monitoring regime including frequency of animal assessment and weighing. ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS – (Either as a table OR as a flow chart) Welfare Impact NB There may be different actions and interventions depending on: 1) whether the welfare impact is the result of the research 2) whether this is a target research animal, by-catch or pest species. Actions/Interventions – research related welfare impact Actions/Interventions – No deviation from normal Continue standard monitoring. No interventions required. Slight/Moderate deviation from normal Reassess in xx minutes Assess for euthanasia For this project, insert appropriate actions and interventions for this assessment. Release Moderate/Severe deviation from normal Immediate euthanasia Check section 17D of approved AEC application Contact the AWO if required. Immediate euthanasia Additional Interventions for specific issues By-catch Pest Species Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act 2007 (WA) 23. Dealing with declared pest (1) Except as otherwise provided in the regulations or in a management plan, a person must not (c) release into the environment the declared pest, or an animal, plant or other thing that is infected or infested with the declared pest.
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