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Reducing the invasiveness of obtaining blood-born measures in animals

An often-found confounding problem is that the experimental techniques may themselves elicit stress responses in the animal. In particular, many changes of interest are reflected in analytes in the blood. Collection of blood is often stressful and mildly noxious. .....

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Cook, C. 2002. Reducing the invasiveness of obtaining blood-born measures in animals. Proceedings of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, 108 (Abstract).

The International Symposium on Regulatory Testing and Animal Welfare: Recommendations on best scientific practices for animal care and regulatory toxicology

The key conclusion from the group's initial discussions was that enough information was now available to make robust recommendations for animal care best practices. Implementation, not information, is therefore the critical issue [p.123]... Well-implemented enrichment may reduce variability rather than...

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

Citation: Morris, T., Goulet, S., Morton, D. 2002. The International Symposium on Regulatory Testing and Animal Welfare: Recommendations on best scientific practices for animal care and regulatory toxicology. ILAR Journal 43(Supplement), S123-S125.

Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals: Proceedings

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research 2002. Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals: Proceedings . National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

An additional R – Remembering the animals

The need to recognize the existence of bonds between caregivers and their animals is discussed. Involvement in a venue to acknowledge the contributions animals make to teaching, testing, and research can be a satisfying and meaningful experience.

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

Citation: Iliff, S. A. 2002. An additional R - Remembering the animals. ILAR Journal 43(1), 38-47.

Developing a close bond with research animals

Developing a close bond with research animals can only be a good thing. I have seen the results of both and was very disturbed when people seemed to regard the animals only as test subjects and not as living beings....

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

Citation: Hunnicutt, T. 2002. Developing a close bond with research animals. Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (electronic discussion group), October 29, 2002.

Animal use in the United Kingdom

Approximately 2.6 million animals are currently used each year - 85% of which are rodents or birds, with cats, dogs, equidae, and non-human primates accounting for less then 1% of the animals used.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Richmond, J. 2002. Animal use in the United Kingdom. Proceedings of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, 126 (Abstract).

Refinement, reduction, and replacement of animal use for regulatory testing: Future improvements and implementation within the regulatory framework

Many are critical of how regulatory testing practices have evolved and become established—critical both of the scientific rational and the animal welfare costs. The test of whether we are more enlightened than our predecessors will be whether, armed with more...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Richmond, J. 2002. Refinement, reduction, and replacement of animal use for regulatory testing: Future improvements and implementation within the regulatory framework. ILAR Journal 43(Supplement), S63-S68.

The attending veterinarian’s contract of employment: Curse or blessing for animals in research institutions?

When attending veterinarians are not provided adequate job security by research institutions, there is no guarantee that they are reliable allies of nonhuman animals and implement the provisions set forth in the federal animal welfare regulations.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2002. The attending veterinarian's contract of employment: Curse or blessing for animals in research institutions? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 5(1), 73-74.

Coping with lab animal morbidity and mortality: a trainer’s role

The author discusses the role of an animal research facility trainer in helping to teach laboratory animal facility staff how to recognize negative behavior patterns, manage grief, and help to prevent feelings of guilt.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Overhulse, K. A. 2002. Coping with lab animal morbidity and mortality: a trainer's role. Lab Animal 31(6), 39-43.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 2nd Edition

Animals should be housed in a manner that facilitates the expression of species-typical behavior and minimizes stress-induced behaviors. for social species, housing systems should be designed to accomodate pair or group housing of animals. .. Cages should (1) allow for...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) 2002. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 2nd Edition. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda.