title: The voluntary control program of the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
abstract: The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), founded in 1968, monitors and influences the care and use of animals utilized for experimentation in that country. Its program is one of voluntary peer review stressing control from within the institution exercised by the local animal care committee (ACC). Council's assessment panels evaluate and make recommendations regarding facilities and the effectiveness of the ACC.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D002170:Canada; D004989:Ethics; D012106:Research