ASPA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Act,that,authorises,the,killing,of,animals,in,science,-,ans-✔✔Animal,
(scientific,procedures),act,1986
Working,under,the,ASPA,means,-,ans-
✔✔exempt,from,prossicution,under,the,animal,welfare,legislation
-,Failure,to,comply,with,the,ASPA,requirements,leads,to,prossicution,under,both,acts
Where,to,find,goverement,issued,guide,lines,-,ans-
✔✔-,Guidence,and,operation,of,ASPA,1986
What,busy,be,done,before,killing,is,authorised,(Goverment),-,ans-
✔✔Submit,report,to,animals,in,science,regulation,unit,(ASRU)
What,must,be,done,before,killing,(univserisy,level),-,ans-
✔✔Ethical,assesment,by,animal,welafire,and,ethics,review,body,(AWERB)
-,Cost,beenfit,analysis
-
Cost,benefit,analysis,(utilitarian,or,consequentialist,ethics),-,ans-
✔✔Expected,benefits,vs,animals,suffering
Limitations,of,utilitarian,ethics,-,ans-✔✔Assesment,depends,on,current,infomation
->,ethics,change,over,time
-,Serve,the,greater,good,-,so,can,discriminate,against,minorities
-,High,level,of,uncertainty
-,Circumstances,infuance,outcome
Jeremy,Bentham,-,ans-✔✔The,question,is,not,whetehr,they,can,talk,but,can,they,suffer
Richard,ryder,-,ans-✔✔Wrong,to,distinguish,between,animals,and,humans,(specisum)
Peter,Singer,-,ans-✔✔Differences,exsist,but,both,have,capacity,to,suffer-,need,respect
Vivisection,-,ans-✔✔animal,testing
, %,of,antivivisectionists,in,the,UK,irrespective,of,benefits,-,ans-✔✔10%
%,of,people,who,believe,action,taken,against,these,people,is,justifiable,-,ans-✔✔25%
Number,of,animals,used,in,reseach,-,ans-✔✔4.1,million
Types,of,animals,used,%,-,ans-✔✔rodents,81%
fish,12%
birds,4%
1%,dogs,cats,horses
0.1%,primates
Legal,requirement,product,testin,-,ans-✔✔drugs,,novel,compounds
Illegal,product,testing,-,ans-✔✔Cosmetics,2004,banned
Illegal,to,sell,these,if,tested,on,animals,after,2004
Perpose,of,ASPA,-,ans-
✔✔To,enable,regulated,procedures,and,killing,to,be,performed,on,protected,animals,for,a,
permissible,purpose
Regulated,procedures,-,ans-✔✔Anything,that,could,cause,pain,etc
-,Dosing
-,Sampling
-,Withholding,food,or,water
Lower,threshold-,Anything,causing,pain,,suffering,or,distress,equivalent,to,or,more,than,th
at,caused,by,the,insertion,of,a,hypodermic,needle
All,genetic,modification,
The,administration,of,an,analgesic,or,anaesthetic,,
(unless,administered,for,schedule,1,killing)
,Anything,done,to,an,anaesthesia,animal,that,would,have,caused,pain,if,it,had,been,consci
ous
Minimising,pain,of,regulated,procedures,-,ans-
✔✔-,general,or,regional,anaesthesia,UNLESS,incompatable,with,study,or,is,more,stressfu
ll,than,procedure,itself
Non,regulated,procedures,-,ans-
✔✔Anything,done,to,a,protected,animal,as,part,of,normal,husbandry,even,if,it,causes,distr
ess
eg.,taggging,of,farm,animals
Is,killing,a,regulated,procedure,-,ans-✔✔No,if,done,using,correct,method
-,listed,in,schdual,1
ANSWERS
Act,that,authorises,the,killing,of,animals,in,science,-,ans-✔✔Animal,
(scientific,procedures),act,1986
Working,under,the,ASPA,means,-,ans-
✔✔exempt,from,prossicution,under,the,animal,welfare,legislation
-,Failure,to,comply,with,the,ASPA,requirements,leads,to,prossicution,under,both,acts
Where,to,find,goverement,issued,guide,lines,-,ans-
✔✔-,Guidence,and,operation,of,ASPA,1986
What,busy,be,done,before,killing,is,authorised,(Goverment),-,ans-
✔✔Submit,report,to,animals,in,science,regulation,unit,(ASRU)
What,must,be,done,before,killing,(univserisy,level),-,ans-
✔✔Ethical,assesment,by,animal,welafire,and,ethics,review,body,(AWERB)
-,Cost,beenfit,analysis
-
Cost,benefit,analysis,(utilitarian,or,consequentialist,ethics),-,ans-
✔✔Expected,benefits,vs,animals,suffering
Limitations,of,utilitarian,ethics,-,ans-✔✔Assesment,depends,on,current,infomation
->,ethics,change,over,time
-,Serve,the,greater,good,-,so,can,discriminate,against,minorities
-,High,level,of,uncertainty
-,Circumstances,infuance,outcome
Jeremy,Bentham,-,ans-✔✔The,question,is,not,whetehr,they,can,talk,but,can,they,suffer
Richard,ryder,-,ans-✔✔Wrong,to,distinguish,between,animals,and,humans,(specisum)
Peter,Singer,-,ans-✔✔Differences,exsist,but,both,have,capacity,to,suffer-,need,respect
Vivisection,-,ans-✔✔animal,testing
, %,of,antivivisectionists,in,the,UK,irrespective,of,benefits,-,ans-✔✔10%
%,of,people,who,believe,action,taken,against,these,people,is,justifiable,-,ans-✔✔25%
Number,of,animals,used,in,reseach,-,ans-✔✔4.1,million
Types,of,animals,used,%,-,ans-✔✔rodents,81%
fish,12%
birds,4%
1%,dogs,cats,horses
0.1%,primates
Legal,requirement,product,testin,-,ans-✔✔drugs,,novel,compounds
Illegal,product,testing,-,ans-✔✔Cosmetics,2004,banned
Illegal,to,sell,these,if,tested,on,animals,after,2004
Perpose,of,ASPA,-,ans-
✔✔To,enable,regulated,procedures,and,killing,to,be,performed,on,protected,animals,for,a,
permissible,purpose
Regulated,procedures,-,ans-✔✔Anything,that,could,cause,pain,etc
-,Dosing
-,Sampling
-,Withholding,food,or,water
Lower,threshold-,Anything,causing,pain,,suffering,or,distress,equivalent,to,or,more,than,th
at,caused,by,the,insertion,of,a,hypodermic,needle
All,genetic,modification,
The,administration,of,an,analgesic,or,anaesthetic,,
(unless,administered,for,schedule,1,killing)
,Anything,done,to,an,anaesthesia,animal,that,would,have,caused,pain,if,it,had,been,consci
ous
Minimising,pain,of,regulated,procedures,-,ans-
✔✔-,general,or,regional,anaesthesia,UNLESS,incompatable,with,study,or,is,more,stressfu
ll,than,procedure,itself
Non,regulated,procedures,-,ans-
✔✔Anything,done,to,a,protected,animal,as,part,of,normal,husbandry,even,if,it,causes,distr
ess
eg.,taggging,of,farm,animals
Is,killing,a,regulated,procedure,-,ans-✔✔No,if,done,using,correct,method
-,listed,in,schdual,1
