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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND ANIMAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (AEC) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FORM (For Domestic Fowl, Native Fauna/Wildlife, Domestic Livestock & Laboratory Animals) Title of Procedure: Guidelines for the use of Pentobarbitone by UNE Staff for the purpose of humane animal destruction (G4) To permit and facilitate the legal use of pentobarbitone, for the humane destruction of animals by non-veterinarians who are not in possession of a relevant authority, the following set of regulations applies: that the drug be obtained and distributed on and under the authority of the Animal House Manager (as a registered veterinary surgeon and in accordance with the Poisons Act 1966 – see Appendix 1) and that the Animal House Manger keep a suitable register documenting details of the procurement and issue of the drug at UNE departments as required under the Poisons Act 1966 (for details see Appendix 2); that the Animal House Manager nominate which person(s) from each of the relevant departments is/are competent, and hence will be authorised, to hold and use pentobarbitone with which to euthanise animals (for details see Appendix 3); that the Animal House Manager approve a suitable storage facility and drug register (as under the Poison Act 1966 – see Appendix 1) for the euthanasia solution held in each department; that in each department a register be: set up (as in 3), maintained by the authorised departmental pentobarbitone user and inspected at interval by the Director of Animal Welfare; with respect to 2: that any necessary instruction and training be given by the Animal House Manager to the person(s) chosen to be ‘authorised’ departmental users of pentobarbitone. Reviewed by: Dr Ian Godwin, Animal Phys - Environmental and Rural Science, UNE, 2006