14-Humane killing, release, re-use or re-homing

Decisions should be made at an early stage as to whether the animals must be humanely killed (and if so, at what point) or whether they can be released into wild, re-used for experiments or re-homed.

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Consult relevant legislation and guidelines well in advance of the study.

General principles

For fish researchers

This section will be used to publish resources for fish researchers and animal care staff.

Please see the separate section on zebrafish.

A FELASA Working Group is preparing recommendations for methods of humane killing of laboratory fish. The results of a survey have been published: A FELASA Working Group Survey on Fish Species Used for Research, Methods of Euthanasia, Health Monitoring, and Biosecurity in Europe, North America, and Oceania (J-P Mocho & Kristine von Krogh, 2022).

Improving slaughter of fish, decapods and cephalopods in practice (Spence, 4 November 2020)
Wild fish slaughter - capture, loading, storage and slaughter (van de Vis, Reimert, Gerritzen, Bokma & Boonstra, 4 November 2020)
Appropriate methods of humane killing for fish (Animal Procedures Committee, June 2009)

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