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ENRICHMENT as a moral presupposition of animal research

Enrichment is therefore not the bighearted largess that much of the research community seems to believe it is. Rather, it represents an obvious step towards creating a decent life for research animals and minimizing avoidable suffering. The fact that providing...

Year Published: 2012Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Rollin, B. E. 2012. ENRICHMENT as a moral presupposition of animal research. Enrichment Record 10, 13-16.

The Animal Welfare Act: From enactment to enforcement

Originally enacted in 1966, the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act has been amended several times and renamed the Animal Welfare Act. Responsibility for administering the Animal Welfare Act was delegated within the United States Department of Agriculture to the Administrator of...

Year Published: 2012Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Cardon, A. D., Bailey, M. R., Bennett, B. T. 2012. The Animal Welfare Act: From enactment to enforcement. JAALAS 51(3), 301-305.

History of enrichment in the ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Throughout the nearly 50 year history of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Guide, little attention or content was allocated to the subject of enrichment until the current (8th) edition (NRC 2011). Although animal wellbeing, social environment, psychological well-being...

Year Published: 2012Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Bratcher, N., Clemons, D., Medina, L. 2012. History of enrichment in the ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Enrichment Record 12, 10-12.

Using enrichment to improve welfare and reduce suffering

European Directive 2010/63/EU requires that accommodation and care are refined so as to minimize suffering, and that the lifetime experience of the animal is taken into account when assessing the actual severity of procedures. So, with respect to these requirements,...

Year Published: 2012Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Winnicker, C., Gaskill, B. 2012. Using enrichment to improve welfare and reduce suffering. Enrichment Record 12, 16-19.

Manzanita wood: A sanitizable enrichment option for nonhuman primates

Wooden objects are often used as nonhuman primate enrichment to provide variety and novelty, promote exploratory behavior, and supply an outlet for curiosity. However, concerns have been raised regarding the ability to sanitize wood by using conventional cage-wash procedures. To...

Year Published: 2011Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: All/General, Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Luchins, K. R., Baker, K. C., Gilbert, M. H. et al. 2011. Manzanita wood: A sanitizable enrichment option for nonhuman primates. JAALAS 50(6), 884-887.

ICLAS Working Group on Harmonization: International guidance concerning the production care and use of genetically-altered animals

Replacement, Reduction and Refinement, the Three Rs of Russell & Burch, are accepted worldwide as fundamental to the ethics of animal experimentation. The production, care and use of genetically-altered animals can pose particular challenges to the implementation of the Three...

Year Published: 2013Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Rose, M., Everitt, J., Hedrich, H. et al. 2013. ICLAS Working Group on Harmonization: International guidance concerning the production care and use of genetically-altered animals. Laboratory Animals 47(3), 146-192.

Targeted approaches for enrichment: Nutrition offers many benefits for laboratory animals

The field of laboratory animal enrichment is continually evolving. New enrichment products, methodologies, and protocols are being developed, revised and updated daily, and for good reason: enrichment is a critical component to improving and maintaining the health and well-being of...

Year Published: 2013Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Palmer, J. 2013. Targeted approaches for enrichment: Nutrition offers many benefits for laboratory animals. Enrichment Record 17, 10-11.

Provision of environmental enrichment: Scientifically proven or use of common sense?

In an ideal world, of course, it would be nice to have the time and resources to prove everything scientifically and in many cases this is also the right approach. However, sometimes the use of common sense might be a...

Year Published: 2013Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Ottesen, J. L. 2013. Provision of environmental enrichment: Scientifically proven or use of common sense? Enrichment Record 16, 5-8.

Getting on the same page: Using a checklist to communicate environmental enrichment

Multiple species, study protocols and user needs make it difficult to develop a one-size-fits-all approach to standardizing enrichment. Fortunately, it turns out that there is a very simple solution to the complex issue of getting everyone on the same page—literally!...

Year Published: 2013Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Dragon, M. 2013. Getting on the same page: Using a checklist to communicate environmental enrichment. Enrichment Record 15, 5-6.

Assessing the application of the 3Rs: A survey among animal welfare officers in The Netherlands

Implementation of the 3Rs (Replacement, Refinement and Reduction) in animal studies is a legal requirement in many countries. In The Netherlands, animal welfare officers (AWOs) are appointed to monitor the welfare of laboratory animals. As part of this task, AWOs...

Year Published: 2013Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: van Luijk, J., Cuijpers, Y., van der Vaart, L. et al. 2013. Assessing the application of the 3Rs: A survey among animal welfare officers in The Netherlands. Laboratory Animals 47(3), 210-219.