Report of the Working Group on Animal Distress in the Laboratory (2006)

Brown, M., Carbone, L., Conlee, K. M. et al.

Abstract

Distress might therefore be considered as one or more negative psychological states indicative of poor well-being and that diminish an animal's well-being and quality of life. .. Distress can arise from housing animals in physical and social environments that do not support the animals' requirements. One example is the need for mice to hide. .. In another instance, a lack of contact with conspecifics in social species may lead to abnormal repetitive behavior, self-injurious behavior....