Centre
de Recerca
Experimental
Biomèdica
Aplicada
Animal
Research
Ethics
Committee (AREC)
Our mission is to evaluate, supervise, and authorize research projects involving
the use of live animals
The Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee (AREC) at CREBA is the body responsible for ensuring the welfare of our animals.
Within its scope of responsibility, the AREC is entrusted with the following functions:
Provide advice on animal welfare issues related to acquisition, transportation, handling, and care.
Provide advice on the application of the principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement (3Rs), and update information on technical and scientific advances in this area.
Establish and review internal operational processes related to the control, communication, and monitoring of information related to animal welfare.
Provide advice on animal rehoming or adoption regimes, including proper socialization.
Issue the reports required to request authorization for a project (Article 33.1 of Royal Decree 53/2013).
Monitor projects, taking into account their impact on the animals used, and identify and evaluate the elements that contribute to the 3Rs principle.
Committee members
President
Dolores C. García Olmo
Designated veterinarian responsible for animal health and welfare at CREBA.Vice President
Serafí Cambray Carner
Researcher at IRBLleida and associate professor at the University of Lleida.Secretary
Sara Puy López
CREBA designated veterinarian.Members
Marcelino Bermúdez López
Researcher at IRBLleida.Ester Desfilis Barceló
Researcher at IRBLleida.Carme Mias Carballal
General surgeon at the Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital and associate professor at the University of Lleida.Carlos A. Rombolà
Thoracic surgeon at the Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital and associate professor at the University of Lleida.José Manuel Valdivielso Revilla
Researcher at IRBLleida and associate professor at the University of Lleida.Contact the AREC
transparency
In November 2016, IRBLleida (and consequently, CREBA) adhered to the Agreement on Transparency in Animal Experimentation, promoted by the Confederation of Scientific Societies of Spain (COSCE), in collaboration with the European Animal Research Association (EARA), and published on September 20 of the same year.
The signatories of the Agreement commit to the following principles:
To speak clearly about when, how, and why animals are used in research.
To provide appropriate information to the media and the general public about the conditions under which research involving animal models is conducted, as well as the results obtained from such research.
To develop initiatives that foster greater knowledge and understanding in society about the use of animals in scientific research.
To report annually on progress and share experiences.
The signatories of this document commit to adhering to these four principles and to promoting appropriate strategies within their organizations to enhance transparency regarding the use of animals in research. They also undertake to provide annual reports on the activities carried out to this end.
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Transparency in Animal Experimentation
