This webinar will introduce the 3Hs concept and framework, and demonstration of the new online resources
Online webinar 2-3pm (UK time)
Please register if you would like to attend the online webinar at https://ukri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c9XHB_7kQhCKZrMc_lJVAA
Framework Concept
To focus on the lifetime experience of laboratory mice and rats and methods which increase their positive affective experiences and reduce cumulative suffering.
Core Aims
1. To reduce the use of physical restraint which causes distress, induces a negative affective state and can have long term detrimental effects on welfare and scientific outcomes
2. To improve housing of laboratory rodents to provide more natural environments whilst also enabling the practical requirements of scientific studies
3. To develop habituation methods to facilitate more positive affective associations with the handler and mitigate the negative impacts of aversive procedures
4. To evidence the welfare benefits which can be achieved using our objective measures of affective state