Regulations & Ethical Review

Primate Welfare, Well-Being and Enrichment Studies and Legislation: 1992-1993 [Longley, A.], 1991-1992 [McLean, M.], 1990-1991, 1989-1990, 1987-1989 [Pritchard, J.L.]

References in alphabetical order; with Species Index.This bibliography originates fromEnvironmental Enrichment for Captive Nonhuman Primates: A Bibliography, 1972-1987; Williams JB; Primate Information Center: Seattle

Year Published: 1993Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Longley, A., McLean, M., Pritchard, J. L. 1993. Primate Welfare, Well-Being and Enrichment Studies and Legislation: 1992-1993 [Longley, A.], 1991-1992 [McLean, M.], 1990-1991, 1989-1990, 1987-1989 [Pritchard, J.L.] Update. A Selective Bibliography . Primate Information Center, Seattle, WA.

IPS International guidelines for the acquisition, care and breeding of nonhuman primates, Codes of Practice 1-3

Internationally accepted professional standards for the housing, handling of and environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates. Size of enclosure is only of significance in terms of usable space and complexity within [p. 8]. ... The vertical dimension of the cage is...

Year Published: 1993Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: International Primatological Society 1993. IPS International guidelines for the acquisition, care and breeding of nonhuman primates, Codes of Practice 1-3. Primate Report 35, 3-29.

The Accommodation of Laboratory Animals in Accordance with Animal Welfare Requirements: Rabbits

Berlin Workshop' recommendations for the adequate housing of rabbits in the research laboratory setting address the following issues: (1) Should rabbits be maintained in pens or in cages. Housing laboratory rabbits in groups in floor pens is recommended as a...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Stauffacher, M., Bell, D. J., Schulz, K.-D. B. V. et al. 1994. Rabbits. In: The Accommodation of Laboratory Animals in Accordance With Animal Welfare Requirements. Proceedings of an International Workshop Held at the Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin [The Berlin Workshop]. O'Donoghue, P. N. (ed), 15-30. Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, Bonn, Germany.

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 7th Edition

General guidelines for the housing, handling and behavioral management of laboratory animals, including nonhuman primates. Proper care, use, and humane treatment of animals used in research, testing, and education .. require scientific and professional judgment based on knowledge of the...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: National Research Council. 1996. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 7th Edition. National Academy Press: Washington, DC, 140 pp.

30th anniversary of Animal Welfare Act and 10 years of Animal Welfare Information Center

A historical overview of the Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Information Center.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Shalev, M. 1996. 30th anniversary of Animal Welfare Act and 10 years of Animal Welfare Information Center. Lab Animal 25(10), 14-16.

Policy on the Use of Non-Human Primates in Medical Research

Concise policy to ensure species-appropriate housing of nonhuman primates. Social interaction is paramount for well-being. Social deprivation in all its forms must be avoided. ... Animals that need to be individually caged, either for experimental or holding purpose (for example,...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC] Animal Welfare Committee 1997. Policy on the Use of Non-Human Primates in Medical Research. National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia.

Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching

These guidelines should not be considered an imposition upon the scientific freedom of individual researchers, but rather as helping to provide an ethical framework which each investigator may use in making decisions related to animal welfare.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Animal Behaviour Society 1998. Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching. Animal Behaviour 55, 251-257.

Veterinarian’s role in monitoring the behavioral enrichment standards of the Animal Welfare Act

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: McManamon, R. 1999. Veterinarian's role in monitoring the behavioral enrichment standards of the Animal Welfare Act. In: Zoo & Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, Fourth Edition. Fowler, M. E. (ed), 387-391. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.

Laboratory animal enrichment

The institution must avoid a minimalist approach to implementing the enrichment program(s) and the IACUC must take a proactive role in its oversight. ..Environmental enrichment is an environment in which complex stimuli are provided to alleviate the occurrence of abnormal...

Year Published: 2000Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Bayne, K. 2000. Laboratory animal enrichment. In: The IACUC Handbook. Silverman, J., Suckow, M. A., Murthy, S. (eds), 465-480. CRC Press, New York, NY.

Proposal II (General Part of Appendix A)

Animals should be socially housed whenever possible and provided with an adequately complex environment within the enclosures to enable them to carry out a range of normal behaviours. Restricted environments can lead to behavioural and physiological abnormalities and affect the...

Year Published: 2000Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Convention of the Council of Europe 2000. Proposal II (General Part of Appendix A). Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.