Laboratory Animal Services Centre
The Laboratory Animal Services Centre provides animals and animal related services to investigators at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the wider Hong Kong Scientific Community.
Our mission is to supply quality laboratory animals, husband them in a modern and well maintained environment, whilst ensuring the highest welfare and ethical standards for animal care.
LASEC offers training courses to CUHK Departments who wish to familiarise their Staff & Students in appropriate methods of animal husbandry, handling and care. Courses are free of charge, can be tailored to suit your department's needs, and can include lectures or hands on workshops. Lectures typically last 1.5 to 2 hours, whereas hands on workshops take approximately 2-3 hours. Please contact us should you wish to organise a course.
Our mission is to supply quality laboratory animals, husband them in a modern and well maintained environment, whilst ensuring the highest welfare and ethical standards for animal care.
LASEC offers training courses to CUHK Departments who wish to familiarise their Staff & Students in appropriate methods of animal husbandry, handling and care. Courses are free of charge, can be tailored to suit your department's needs, and can include lectures or hands on workshops. Lectures typically last 1.5 to 2 hours, whereas hands on workshops take approximately 2-3 hours. Please contact us should you wish to organise a course.
Do you need our help?
Please contact us if you are in urgent need of supplies or require veterinarian assistance, or help in attending to your animals.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
A new price list was implemented as of April 1st 2020. The price increase is in response to inflation and market pressure.
In collaboration with the University Safety Office, you can find guidelines and standard operating procedures on the use of Neurotoxins and Cytotoxic Substances in animals here.
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Please check out our Animal Welfare Concern reporting mechanism. There are multiple points of contact available as well as anonymous reporting. Animal welfare is important, so if you have concerns, please let us know so that we can investigate.
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Feb 2015. CUHK have launched new Guidelines for the use of experimental animals. Please visit the following link regarding Schedule 7 Regulations detailing Laboratory Animal Care and Use.
Nov 2014 We are aware that new controls on some shark and ray species under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance will come into operation on 28 November 2014.
For your information, these cover new inclusion of five species of sharks and Manta rays into Appendix II to the Ordinance. When the new controls take effect, all newly scheduled species will be subject to licensing control. For details, please visit the following website: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_end/con_end.html
An archive of older news can be found here.
In collaboration with the University Safety Office, you can find guidelines and standard operating procedures on the use of Neurotoxins and Cytotoxic Substances in animals here.
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Please check out our Animal Welfare Concern reporting mechanism. There are multiple points of contact available as well as anonymous reporting. Animal welfare is important, so if you have concerns, please let us know so that we can investigate.
Check out this useful article on Pain Management Tips and Tricks.
Feb 2015. CUHK have launched new Guidelines for the use of experimental animals. Please visit the following link regarding Schedule 7 Regulations detailing Laboratory Animal Care and Use.
Nov 2014 We are aware that new controls on some shark and ray species under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance will come into operation on 28 November 2014.
For your information, these cover new inclusion of five species of sharks and Manta rays into Appendix II to the Ordinance. When the new controls take effect, all newly scheduled species will be subject to licensing control. For details, please visit the following website: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_end/con_end.html
An archive of older news can be found here.