Abstracts and Articles
- Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] more...
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- Useful Journals with online abstracts/articles Aggressive Behavior American Journal of Primatology Animal Behaviour Animal Science Animal Welfare Applied Animal Behaviour Science Animal Technology and Welfare ATLA [Alternatives to Laboratory Animals]... more...
Animals in Laboratories
- All Laboratory Animals Deserve Protection The federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 set minimum requirements for handling, housing, and care for dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs in the premises of dealers and in laboratories. In 1970 the Act, renamed the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), was amended to extend... more...
- Annotated Bibliography on Refinement and Environmental Enrichment of Primates Kept in Laboratories (2008) This bibliography offers animal caregivers, animal technicians, veterinarians, zoo keepers and students guidance to practical information on refinement and environmental enrichment for primates kept in research institutions. more...
- Environmental Enrichment and Refinement for Nonhuman Primates Kept in Research Laboratories: A Photographic Documentation and Literature Review Anyone who observes nonhuman primates in their natural habitat will quickly notice that the animals: maintain constant vocal, optical or physical contact with other conspecifics; show a distinct vertical flight response during alarming situations; retreat to high places during the... more...
- Tickled Pink Sylvie Cloutier, Ph.D., and Ruth C. Newberry, Ph.D., present playful handling as social enrichment for laboratory rats When animals are used in research, there is seldom, if ever, a focus on affectionate or playful handling. However, based on what has already been proven about... more...
- Random Source Dog and Cat Dealers Under the Microscope ALTHOUGH NO ACTION WAS TAKEN on the Pet Safety and Protection Act in the last Congress, the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill and the FARM bill were adopted; both include language regarding random source Class B dealers who sell dogs and cats for experimentation. They call... more...
- The impossible housing and handling conditions of monkeys in research laboratories by Viktor Reinhardt I used to associate cruelty against monkeys with pictures of individual animals subjected to experimental procedures that obviously inflicted extreme pain. Personally I see no ethical justification for any research which inflicts pain, distress or suffering on... more...
- Chimp Plans for Tomorrow, Leaves No Stone Unturned Though the proverb warns that "people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones," it makes no mention of primates in zoo exhibits. Santino, a 30-year-old chimp in Sweden’s Furuvik zoo, has been doing just that for 14 years now, angrily launching rocks and discs of concrete into crowds... more...
