Regulations & Ethical Review

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.

A regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies

In truth, there are probably not too many genuine, insurmountable obstacles [to greater implementation of enrichment]. Some of those currently cited are historical - 'we've managed OK up to now; why change things?' Some are financial ... Some are practical...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Jones, D. 2001. A regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies. Animal Technology 52, 41-42.

Legal space requirement stipulations for animals in the laboratory: Are they adequate?

Animals in the laboratory need the legally required "empty space" to meet their basic spatial requirements for postural adjustment, but they also deserve functional structured space for species-typical locomotor behavior and dynamic interaction with their physical environment. Primary enclosures of...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A. 2001. Legal space requirement stipulations for animals in the laboratory: Are they adequate? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4(2), 143-149.

Guidelines for the design and statistical analysis of experiments using laboratory animals

If scientists are to have the privilege of being allowed to do painful experiments on animals, they must ensure that their experiments are beyond criticism.

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

Citation: Festing, M. F. W., Altman, D. G. 2002. Guidelines for the design and statistical analysis of experiments using laboratory animals. ILAR Journal 43(4), 244-258.

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.

The impact of the ethical review process for research using animasls in the UK: attitutudes to animal welfare by those working under the Animals (Procedures) Act 1986

A survey of UK research facilities. The second most common type of improvement sought was environmental enrichment. ... The most common response [for rodents] was that various types of cage furniture were used. Cardboard residences, tunnels, tubes, wooden blooks... The...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Purchase, I. F. H., Prest, M. N. 2003. The impact of the ethical review process for research using animasls in the UK: attitutudes to animal welfare by those working under the Animals (Procedures) Act 1986. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 77-84.

Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques

The USDA regulations pertaining to the minimum space requirements of nonhuman primates and the fitting of elevated resting surfaces are contradictory. They implicitly condone the prevailing perch design that allows maximal usage of animal room space by stacking the cages...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(1), 53-56.

Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

Expanding on the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, this book deals specifically with mammals in neuroscience and behavioral research laboratories. It offers flexible guidelines for the care of these animals, and guidance on...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical Review, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Cat, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Research Council. 2003. Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research. National Academic Press: Washington, DC, 223 pp.

Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC] Animal Welfare Committee. 2003. Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes. National Health and Medical Research Council: Canberra, Australia.