Procuring and storing animal materials

(i) You can begin by asking for a clarification or reaching a common understanding regarding the oft-used terminology, for instance, animal cages, breeder, experiment, Institutional Animals' Use Ethics Committee, and so on.

(ii) The process of acquiring live materials Prior information required - number of students, the kind of experiment, precise time of requirement, the rightful source for procuring material.

(iii) Receiving and stocking the live materials

Preparation to be made in advance

Examining the actual storage conditions

Thinking and preparing for likely emergencies from past experiences, for instance, coping with extreme ambient temperature conditions

Adequate preparations for stocking live materials causing minimum suffering to them - Animal house, animal cage conforming to the standards, training of the attendant, duration of storage, making arrangements for looking after the animals during off-hours and on holidays.