Animal Care and Use in Research, Education and Testing (ACURET) creates the awareness and promotes understanding of humane animal care and use for scientific purposes in developing countries through its Directorate of Forum, Training and Education [FTE] that is responsible for the development and delivery of customed designed training programmes to meet the requirement and experience of different categories of animal handlers. These programmes are being implemented in phases, resulting in students and teachers learning why we are and should be concerned about the humane care and use of animals in research; the ethics of animal use; laws, regulations, and policies affecting the care and use of animals in research, education and testing; animal pain and distress from biological, ethical, and legal perspectives; importance of husbandry and the animal environment and basics of choosing an animal model for an experiment.

FRANCIS-ADELADE GO FAKOYA Principal and Director, FTE. ACURET.ORG