The knowledge we gain about animals and people through research needs to be passed on, now and in the future, to those who are or who will become:

• Doctors, nurses and other human health professionals.
• Animal care personnel, veterinarians, farmers, conservation managers, zoo keepers and others engaged in animal-related activities.
• School, polytechnic and university teachers; researchers in animal-based science.
• Anyone interested in how his or her own body works or in what the welfare needs of animals are, and those interested in the coexistence of animals and people.

All such education involves describing, explaining and demonstrating how the bodies of animals and people work and how the functions of the body can be modified to benefit animals or people. Teachers are required to apply the Three Rs Principle whenever they consider using animals during a teaching exercise.