Canadian Council on Animal Care

The Canadian Council on Animal Care was established under the sponsorship of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada with the support of the National Research Council, the Medical Research Council, the Department of National Health and Welfare, the Canadian Heart Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, the Defense Research Board, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association, and the Canada Department of Agriculture. The Chairman of the Council is Dr. Frank MacKinnon, Principal, Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The first Executive Director of the new Council is Dr. H. C. Rowsell, on leave of absence from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The address of the Council is 151 Slater Street, Ottawa 4, Ontario. The objects of the Council are to develop guiding principles for the care of experimental animals in Canada . . .