Animal Care Committee
Ethics of Animal Use

Other ACC Info

This issues of animals and ethics and the use of animals in biomedical research are ones that are important for all researchers and personnel who use animals to take some time to think about.  It is not the intent of the Animal Care Committee to tell you how you should feel about this topic; however, it is important that information be available to the research and animal care community so that each individual can explore these topics.

Topics
Theories on Animals and Ethics
What is specism?
Scientific and Ethical Justification for Using Animals in Research
ACC Code of Ethics for the Care and Use of Animals
NASA Principles for the Ethical Care and Use of Animals
Ethical Scenario #1- what do you do?
Ethical Scenario #2- reduction versus refinement

 

 

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Alison D. Pohl, MS, MT, rLATg

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