OHS Position Statement: Animal Care Training at the OHS
As a safe haven for stray or homeless companion animals, the OHS is committed to treating animals in its care with dignity and respect.
The OHS acknowledges that training using live animals is necessary to assist in educating the next generation of personnel who will care for animal companions.
At the OHS, training in medical interventions is limited to those procedures deemed necessary in the treatment or rehabilitation of animals in its care, including routine testing and diagnostics. Such procedures may be carried out by students provided that they have been assessed as having attained the required stage in their education and that they are working under the supervision of a qualified veterinary professional.
The OHS permits training in non-medical procedures, such as grooming, provided that the animals are not harmed and may benefit from such procedures, that the procedure will not negatively impact on or unduly delay its adoption into an appropriate home, and, finally, that the procedure is carried out within a formal OHS program structure.
Approved by the OHS board of Directors May 2006
