Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals Proceedings of the Workshop Held June 22, 2000 (2000) / Chapter Skim
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3. The risk of causing pain or distress in a small number of laboratory animals may be justified if the research benefits society by identifying ways to prevent humans and other animals from suffering.
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The institution is also responsible for ensuring that there is adequate veterinary and animal care, that appropriate equipment and facilities are in place, and that a fully functional and qualified IACUC exists. Investigators Investigators have the initial responsibility for assessing the potential for pain and distress in their laboratory animal models.
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More than 30 years ago, the AVMA adopted an oath that requires veterinarians to protect animal health and relieve animal suffering, which is very pertinent to today's discussion. However, veterinarians are also expected to use their scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society and to promote public health and the advancement of medical knowledge.
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We cannot address the gaps in knowledge by simply eliminating all research that results in significant animal pain and distress. USDA The USDA pain and distress initiative addresses the need to clarify the definitions of pain and distress and promotes expanding the categories for reporting pain and distress into mild, moderate, and severe.
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Currently, the USDA annual reports do not demonstrate how the number of animals used have increased our basic understanding of biology and medicine or prevented pain and distress to other animals and humans by providing safe and effective therapeutic agents, medical devices, or surgical interventions. I urge the USDA to correlate their reports of research animals used to the ultimate benefits to society.
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: Regarding your comments on the mild, moderate, and severe category system, you argued that there might be some inconsistencies in the reporting. However, the HSUS has documented fairly substantial inconsistencies in the current reporting scheme, and I believe that any inconsistencies in the new scheme should be weighed against that fact.
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: As a laboratory animal veterinarian who has spent the past year working with the USDA in animal care, I would like to address Dr. Gebhart's concerns regarding the value of reporting (not of breaking down "E" into mild, moderate, and severe)
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I think if I, as a researcher, am faced with having to confront both my own and my expert colleague's judgment about the consequences of a particular intervention, whether it produces extreme, moderate, or mild pain, this ethical system will permit me to make explicit judgments about the ethical basis of my own experimental work. I believe it is valuable in that previous speakers have talked about our incredible ability as human beings to distance ourselves from some of the consequences of what we do, especially when we know our heart is really in it and we are really interested in those kinds of issues.
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