All/General

Addressing psychological well-being: Training as enrichment

In my 14 years of training a wide variety of animals, my personal observations have always supported what I considered an obvious truth - training is good for animals.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1992. Addressing psychological well-being: Training as enrichment. The Shape of Enrichment 1(2), 11-12 .

Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals

The purposes of this book are to increase awareness of the sources and manifestations of stress and distress in laboratory animals and to increase ethical sensitivity in those who use and care for them. (It might also, indirectly, help to...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research 1992. Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

European regulation of animal experiments

European regulation of animal experiments.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: O'Donoghue, P. N. 1992. European regulation of animal experiments. Lab Animal 21(8), 20-26.

The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique – Special Edition

The wages of inhumanity are paid in ambiguous or otherwise unsatisfactory experimental results. The authors introduce the concept of the 3 Rs, i.e. Replacement, Reduction, Refinement. Desirable as replacement is, it would be a mistake to put all our humanitarian...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Russell, W. M. S. , Burch, R. L. 1992. The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique - Special Edition. Wheathampstead, UK, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.

Legislation and animal experimentation in The Netherlands and the U

Comparison of legislation and animal experimentation in The Netherlands and the U.S.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Ritskes-Hoitinga, M., Bosland, M. C., de Greeve, P. et al. 1992. Legislation and animal experimentation in The Netherlands and the U.S.: Is there a difference in approach? Lab Animal 21(8), 28-37.

Trapped in a guilt cage

Scientists, veterinarians, and administrators tended to deny that laboratory workers could be troubled by their use of animals. Uneasiness was not seen as an issue, and was not allowed to intrude on the normal course of work. .. New workers...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Arluke, A. B. 1993. Trapped in a guilt cage. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 4(2), 1-2 & 7-8.

Use of Animals in Biomedical Research – The Challenge and Response – An American Medical Association White Paper

Biomedical experiments are conducted in accordance with the principles of the scientific method developed by the French physiologist, Claude Bernard, in 1865. This method established two requirements for the conduct of a valid experiment:(1) control of all variables so that...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General

Citation: American Medical Association 1992. Use of Animals in Biomedical Research - The Challenge and Response - An American Medical Association White Paper. AMA. Group on Science and Technology, Chicago, IL.

Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, 2nd Edition

We are morally responsible for any living thing that we cause to be dependent upon us, including animals used in research, teaching and testing (p. 10).

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Canadian Council on Animal Care, Olfert, E. D., Cross, B. M. et al. 1993. Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Canada.

Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, 2nd Edition

A thorough guide to the species-appropriate housing and handling of nonhuman primates. Differences in light, temperature, and airflow between locations on a cage rack can affect experimental results and should be minimized by either rotating cages through different positions on...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Canadian Council on Animal Care 1993. Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Canada.

Stress and Animal Welfare

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Broom, D. , Johnson, K. 1993. Stress and Animal Welfare. Chapman and Hall, London, UK.