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Legal space requirement stipulations for animals in the laboratory: Are they adequate?

Animals in the laboratory need the legally required "empty space" to meet their basic spatial requirements for postural adjustment, but they also deserve functional structured space for species-typical locomotor behavior and dynamic interaction with their physical environment. Primary enclosures of...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 2001. Legal space requirement stipulations for animals in the laboratory: Are they adequate? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4(2), 143-149.

Refining procedures for the administration of substances

General recommendations for the avoidance of distress responses during the administration of substances. Where substances are administered infrequently but on a long-term basis handling the animals during routine daily husbandry will help reduce stress when subsequently dosing them. In general,...

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Morton, D. B., Jennings, M., Buckwell, A. et al. 2001. Refining procedures for the administration of substances. Laboratory Animals 35, 1-41.

Philosophy of environmental enrichment: Past, present, and future

Research on enrichment supports the supposition that an enriched environment does indeed contribute to a captive animals well-being. Critical elements of effective environmental enrichment are 1) assessing the animals natural history, individual history, and exhibit constraints and 2) providing species-appropriate...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Mellen, J. D., MacPhee, M. S. 2001. Philosophy of environmental enrichment: Past, present, and future. Zoo Biology 20, 211-226.

Development of the human-research animal bond and its impact on animal well-being

The various roots of human-animal bonding in the research laboratory setting are reviewed. The development of these relationships is enriching to both personnel and animals inasmuch as people who care about their animals are committed to promoting and ensuring the...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Bayne, K. 2002. Development of the human-research animal bond and its impact on animal well-being. ILAR Journal 43(1), 4-9.

Scientists’ assessment of the impact of housing and management on animal welfare

In this article, we show that a broad consensus basis exists among welfare scientists concerning the assessment of farm animal welfare. .. Abnormal behavior[s] .. may indicate stress or some frustrated motivation, but they also may represent the animals' way...

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General, Bird, Chicken, Pig

Citation: Anonymous 2001. Scientists' assessment of the impact of housing and management on animal welfare. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4, 3-52.

Cost of Caring: Recognizing Human Emotions in the Care of Laboratory Animals

The bond between people and animals in the laboratory, if understood and used consistently, can minimize certain variables related to stress in the animals [p. 1]. Kindness and concern for animals are desirable characteristics of anyone involved in animal research...

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General

Citation: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2001. Cost of Caring: Recognizing Human Emotions in the Care of Laboratory Animals. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis, TN.

Animal care best practices for regulatory testing

General discussion of environmental enrichment. Many laboratory animal species, especially dogs and nonhuman primates, lose interest and stop using a particular device after exposure to it for some time (authors' experiences). It is best to have an array of several...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Fillman-Holliday, D., Landi, M. S. 2002. Animal care best practices for regulatory testing. ILAR Journal 43(Supplement), S49-S58.

Pain and Distress: USDA Perspective

The definition of distress in the current version of the rewrite of Policy 11 is as follows: A state in which an animal cannot escape from or adapt to the external or internal stressors or conditions that it experiences resulting...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: DeHaven, W. R. 2002. Pain and Distress: USDA Perspective. In: Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ed), 3-8. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Human-animal bonds in the laboratory: How animal behavior affects the perspectives of caregivers

People are attracted by the animals to become caregivers in laboratories, which points to the importance of providing caregivers opportunities for rewarding interactions with the animals. Opportunities that enhance the comfort of the animals and increase the performance of a...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Chang, F. T., Hart, L. A. 2002. Human-animal bonds in the laboratory: How animal behavior affects the perspectives of caregivers. ILAR Journal 43(1), 10-18.

Operant conditioning as a tool for improved veterinary care in zoo animals

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Ball, R. L., Frazier, A. 2002. Operant conditioning as a tool for improved veterinary care in zoo animals. Advances in Ethology 37, 22.