The Animal Use Ethic Committee of the Agrarian Sciences Sector (CEUA-SCA) of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) was created in 2005. The objective of this research was to describe the first two years of CEUA-SCA's work, mainly regarding to the reduction of the animal suffering. The CEUA-SCA's composition and work methodology were studied, as well as the effectiveness to reduce the animal suffering, evaluated by the ratio of certificates emitted and projects registered (C:P) and by the observation of projects that received official letters. Forty two research protocols in 2006 and 24 in 2007 were evaluated. Animals used were mostly vertebrates being submitted more frequently to procedures considered B for invasiveness degree. The results show that the CEUA-SCA, in the studied period, collaborated to the control of the animal use under the responsibility of the SCA-UFPR. Further improvement relates to the need for proper formularies fulfilment by the proposers, the increase of plurality in the Committee composition and the importance of a federal agency centralizing the Brazilian CEUAs information.
animal use; animal welfare; deliberation; research; teaching
