Checklist for Principals - Animals in Schools

5. Compliance with the approved activities

All activities that may be carried out using animals in schools have been categorised according to their potential to cause pain or stress to the animals. A full list of these is at Approved activities. The following must be noted:

Category 1 – 3 activities are preapproved and may be carried out without any further approval
Category 4 and 5 activities may only be undertaken by students if prior written approval from the SACEC has been obtained using Application form 1. Category 4 activities may be demonstrated by a teacher without written approval from the SACEC
Category 5 activities must only be demonstrated by a teacher or farm assistant once written approval has been obtained from the SACEC. A category 5 activity may be demonstrated to students by a veterinarian or qualified technician without written SACEC approval.