Blood sampling can be stressful for laboratory animals because of the handling, restraint, anaesthesia or discomfort associated with a particular technique
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Good training in non-aversive handling has benefits for the animal, for the handler and for the reliability of data gained in experiments.
There are several stages to consider when planning and carrying out studies involving animals to establish, implement and refine humane endpoints.
The term ‘welfare assessment’ applies not only to monitoring animals for signs of pain, suffering and distress associated with procedures, but also to the routine assessment of all animals to check for any health or welfare problems
The careful selection of the method by which animals are killed is imperative to ensure that the animals are given the most humane death possible.
Considerable progress has been made over the last decade in preventing or alleviating pain. In particular, there is now considerable opportunity to minimise or eliminate pain following surgical procedures.
Research by Dr Jeffrey Mogil and colleagues, McGill University, has demonstrated that changes in facial expression provide a reliable and rapid means of assessing pain in mice, rabbits and rats.
The website LAS interactive (LAS = Laboratory Animal Science) contains a wide range of information on animals in research and on scientific methods in animal experiments.
The JWGR organises working groups with experts from industry, academia and animal welfare to prepare reports on a variety of specific topics.
The suffering that animals experience when they are used in research and testing is a very serious concern. We believe that every possible step must be taken to reduce animal suffering to an absolute minimum.