Human-Animal Interaction

Ethical 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.

Ethical 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.

Prediction and preparation: Pavlovian implications of research animals discriminating among humans

The presence of humans as possible confounding variables is discussed. Human subjects are rarely if ever passive sources of data in studies involving animals.

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

Citation: Davis, H. 2002. Prediction and preparation: Pavlovian implications of research animals discriminating among humans. ILAR Journal 43(1), 19-26.

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.

Implications of Human-Animal Interactions and Bonds in the Laboratory: Introduction to the Special Issue

Introduction to ILAR's issue Implications of Human-Research Interactions and Bond in the Laboratory. I was encouraged not to assign names to the many rhesus monkeys in my charge. I was admonished that the animals are research subjects, not pets. The...

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

Citation: Wolfle, T. L. 2002. Introduction. ILAR Journal 43(1), 1-3.

Laughing rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy?

Rapid finger movements across the nape, where rats usually solicit play, followed by tickling of the bellly simulates the rat's own playful interaction. Recent affective neuroscience research has yielded the discovery of play- and tickle-induced ultrasonic vocalization patterns ( approximately...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Panksepp, J., Burgdorf, J. 2003. Laughing rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy? Physiology and Behavior 79, 25-38.

Compassion for animals in the laboratory: Impairment or refinement of research methodology?

There is every reason to believe that individuals who care about their wards on a personal level actually treat the animals better (Herzog, 2002, p. 30). Compassion for animals used in research, testing and teaching should not be regarded as...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Compassion for animals in the laboratory: Impairment or refinement of research methodology? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(2), 123-130.

Personnel / animal relationships: Affectionate or neutral? A Discussion

The question, "Should animal care personnel be encouraged to establish affectionate, rather than neutral, relationships with the animals in their charge", was raised on the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. .. Most correspondents agreed that the development of an...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2003. Personnel / animal relationships: affectionate or neutral: A Discussion. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 42(1), 14-15.

Working with pound dogs in the research laboratory: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum

To summarize, working with pound dogs is emotionally more challenging but at the same time often more rewarding than working with purpose-bred dogs. The affectionate human attachment is a warranty for the pound dog to receiving optimal care and being...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Barley, J. B., Bell, L., Duff, R. et al. 2004. Working with pound dogs in the research laboratory: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Animal Technology and Welfare 3(3), 165-167.