▁animal ▁science ▁and ▁to ▁enh ance ▁animal ▁well - be ing . ▁They ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁goal ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁in hum ane ▁and ▁unnecessary ▁use ▁of ▁animals ▁in ▁research . ▁The ▁C AL AS ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁knowledge , ▁skills ▁and ▁status ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁care ▁for ▁and ▁use ▁labor atory ▁animals , ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁animal ▁care ▁in ▁research ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁the ▁exchange ▁and ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁knowledge ▁regarding ▁care ▁and ▁research . ▁ ▁C AL AS ▁has ▁ 9 0 0 ▁members , ▁being ▁veter in ari ans , ▁phys icians , ▁research ers , ▁administr ators ▁and ▁techn icians . ▁The ▁national ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁sym pos ium ▁ ▁Each ▁spring ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁C AL AS ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁national ▁Sym pos ium . ▁The ▁C AL AS ▁Sym pos ium ▁is ▁a ▁networking ▁and ▁educational ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁labor atory ▁animal ▁science ▁community ▁in ▁Canada . ▁It ▁brings ▁members ▁and ▁non - members ▁together ▁for ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁knowledge ▁building ▁work sh ops , ▁discuss ions , ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁networking . ▁ ▁Ele ven ▁professional ▁and ▁technical ▁awards ▁for ▁recognition ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁labor atory ▁animal ▁science ▁are ▁presented ▁each ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁sym pos ium . ▁The ▁sym pos ium ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁labor atory ▁animal ▁conference ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁attract s ▁more ▁than