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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.
Read MoreHuman-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.
Read MoreOperant 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.
Read MoreThe latest in definitions
Environmental enrichment is a process for improving or enhancing animal environments and care within the context of the inhabitants biology and natural history. It is a dynamic process in which changes to structures and husbandry practices are made with the...
Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Anonymous 2002. The latest in definitions. The Shape of Enrichment 11(1).
Read MoreDefinition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals
Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research 2002. Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Read MoreEthical aspects of relationships between humans and research animals
More often than not, moral dilemmas are the result of good people trying to do the right thing when the right thing is unclear [p. 29]. I have spoken with some animal care staff who have complained about investigators who...
Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Herzog, H. 2002. Ethical aspects of relationships between humans and research animals. ILAR Journal 43(1), 27-32.
Read MoreFuture improvements and implementation of animal care practices within the animal testing regulatory environment
The enrichment of the animals' environment will not likely affect the interpretation of the results, particularly if adequate controls are used. Appropriate enrichment methods can be chosen to be compatible with the aims of the study [p. 82].
Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Guittin, P., Decelle, T. 2002. Future improvements and implementation of animal care practices within the animal testing regulatory environment. ILAR Journal 43(Supplement), S80-S84.
Read MoreEthical implications of the human-animal bond
Researchers must continue to question the barriers that have traditionally been erected against forming HABs [human-animal bonds] in the name of objectivity and to investigate seriously the ways in which fostering the formation of HABs can promote animal welfare without...
Year Published: 2002Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Russow, L.-M. 2002. Ethical implications of the human-animal bond. ILAR Journal 43(1), 33-37.
Read MoreAnimal Domestication and Behavior
Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Price, E. O. 2002. Animal Domestication and Behavior. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK.
Read MoreOverview and analysis of animal use in North America
It was estimated that the U.S. used a total [rats, mice and birds included] of 23 million animals in 1980.
Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Gauthier, C. 2002. Overview and analysis of animal use in North America. Proceedings of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, 125 (Abstract).
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