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Fix this textTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textNo. 439 (No. 18 of 1997)
Fix this textFortnightly
Fix this text24 October 1997
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Fix this text• Hyperthermia and
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Fix this text• Moods: make them
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Fix this textAnimal review a
Fix this textthreat to research
Fix this textMarea Donnelly
Fix this textAustralia is in danger of a decline in
Fix this textcrucial areas of medical research if
Fix this textthe State Government moves to
Fix this textstop the use of pound animals for research.
Fix this textThis is the warning sounded by UNSW
Fix this textphysiology researchers Professor Mark
Fix this textRowe and Associate Professor Michael
Fix this textPerry in evidence to a NSW Government
Fix this textworking party now reviewing the use of
Fix this textpound animals in research.
Fix this textThe review is considered a serious threat to
Fix this textthe future of cardio-vascular and neurologi-
Fix this textcal research in NSW, which largely
Fix this textdepends on the availability of unwanted
Fix this textpound dogs and cats.
Fix this textEstablished by NSW’s Agriculture Minister,
Fix this textMr Richard Amery, the review committee
Fix this textwas considered somewhat unbalanced in
Fix this textthat it had no representation of the univer-
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Fix this textinstitutes, according to the UNSW profes-
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Fix this textProfessor Rowe and Professor Perry, both
Fix this textfrom UNSW’s School of Physiology and
Fix this textPharmacology, were among several UNSW
Fix this textacademics who presented evidence to the
Fix this textreview committee in mid-October.
Fix this textAt stake is the use in medical research of
Fix this textsome 250 cats and a similar number of
Fix this textdogs out of an estimated 40,000 to 50,000
Fix this textunwanted animals of each species killed
Fix this textthrough NSW pounds every year.
Fix this textCats play a key role in neurological re-
Fix this textsearch, particularly in discovering how the
Fix this textbrain processes sensory and perceptual in-
Fix this textformation, while dogs are used in
Fix this textcardio-vascular research, including experi-
Fix this textments on hypertension and transplant and
Fix this textbypass surgery.
Fix this textProfessor Rowe said that in almost every
Fix this textcase the animals were heavily anaesthe-
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Fix this text“The experience for the animal is no differ-
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Fix this textremained in the pound,” he said.
Fix this text“If there’s an animal welfare issue here,
Fix this textthen it relates to the negligence of pet own-
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Fix this textAlthough the review committee is yet to
Fix this textmake any recommendations, Professor Rowe
Fix this textsaid it had already influenced some councils
Fix this textto stop providing pound animals until after
Fix this textthe Government reaches a decision.
Fix this text“If the supply of pound animals for re-
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Fix this texttheir own animals specifically for research
Fix this textpurposes,” he said.
Fix this text“The irony of this is that the total number
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Fix this text“So a decision of tliis sort makes no sense on
Fix this textanimal welfare grounds and it makes no sense
Fix this texton economic grounds, as the cost of medical
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Fix this textmoney is spent on breeding animals.”
Fix this textProfessor Rowe said breeding animals for
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Fix this textfunding, particularly when Australia al-
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Fix this textHe said pound animals were readily avail-
Fix this textable for research in many other countries,
Fix this textwhile in Great Britain, a ban on the use of
Fix this textpound animals in medical research several
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Fix this text“The UK is no longer regarded as a sub-
Fix this textstantial force in some areas of medical
Fix this textresearch,” Professor Rowe said. “For exam-
Fix this textple, organ transplant procedures for
Fix this textprolonging the life of human patients have
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Fix this textbecause of the limited animal-based re-
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Fix this text“This means health care for British patients
Fix this texthas suffered.
Fix this text“And Australian-trained vets, who have
Fix this textaccess to live animals during their studies,
Fix this textare snapped up in Britain.
Fix this text“It is regrettable that the first live animal a
Fix this textBritish veterinarian gets to work on is
Fix this textsomebody’s pet because they haven’t been
Fix this textable to work on anaesthetised pound ani-
Fix this textmals in the course of their studies.”
Fix this textAlong with UNSW, the University of Syd-
Fix this textney, the University of Newcastle and some
Fix this textmedical research institutes in the State rely
Fix this texton unwanted pound animals for use in
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Fix this text“The support provided in recent years by
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Fix this textNSW has brought Sydney to a position of
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Fix this textDoctoral delight
Fix this textHealth authorities assist with disease outbreak
Fix this textThe Vice-Chancellor, Professor John
Fix this textNiland, is confident the University has
Fix this texttaken all necessary precautions to avoid
Fix this textany spread of meningococcal disease after
Fix this textthree students were initially diagnosed
Fix this textwith the complaint in August.
Fix this textIn a statement to the University community
Fix this texton 17 October, Professor Niland said sev-
Fix this texteral of the cases of meningococcal disease
Fix this textthat have occurred in the Sydney region
Fix this texthave been associated with residential col-
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Fix this text“I am confident that the University has
Fix this texttaken all necessary precautions to avoid
Fix this textany spread of meningococcal disease in
Fix this textThe Kensington Colleges, with the inocula-
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Fix this textstaff,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
Fix this textHis statement, broadcast over UNSW’s
Fix this textCampus Wide Network, continued: “The
Fix this textUniversity has also been in contact with
Fix this textother residential colleges at UNSW and
Fix this textelsewhere and has provided advice and
Fix this textcounselling to those who have been in
Fix this textclose contact with students diagnosed with
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Fix this textIn August, three students from The Ken-
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Fix this text“At that time the Colleges, with the support
Fix this textof the NSW Department of Health, took ex-
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Fix this texteducation campaign for residents, major
Fix this textchanges to dining hall arrangements and
Fix this textthe cancellation of the Baxter Ball. Stu-
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Fix this textto be aware of the meningococcal symp-
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Fix this textvisible blood points beneath the skin, head-
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Fix this text“The disease is spread by mouth kissing,
Fix this textsharing food or drink, or coughing, and is
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Fix this textinstigated the vaccination program for stu-
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Fix this textdepartment’s strong advice is that there is
Fix this textno reason to extend the vaccination pro-
Fix this textgram to the rest of the University,
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Fix this textMichael Briers, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Accounting, received a PhD in
Fix this textAccounting and warm congratulations from his partner, Tracy, at the Faculty of
Fix this textCommerce and Economics conferring of awards on 10 October. Dr Briers’ thesis
Fix this textwas on translating activity-based costing: a micro-study of accounting change.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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