What Can Laboratory Animal Facility Managers Do to Improve the Welfare of Laboratory Animals and Laboratory Animal Facility Staff? A German Perspective
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Factors Affecting the Welfare of Laboratory Animals
2.1. Husbandry Conditions
2.2. Handling
2.3. Experiments
2.4. Genetic Modification and Ageing
3. Factors Compromising the Welfare of People Involved in Animal Experimentation
3.1. Ethical Dilemma
3.2. Working Conditions
3.3. Guilt and Compassion Fatigue
3.4. Social Stigmatization
4. What Can We Do to Improve the Situation for the Animals?
4.1. Husbandry Conditions and Handling
4.2. Experiments
5. What Can We Do to Improve the Situation for the People Involved in Animal Experimentation?
6. Conclusions and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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von der Beck, B.; Wissmann, A.; Tolba, R.H.; Dammann, P.; Hilken, G. What Can Laboratory Animal Facility Managers Do to Improve the Welfare of Laboratory Animals and Laboratory Animal Facility Staff? A German Perspective. Animals 2024, 14, 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14071136
von der Beck B, Wissmann A, Tolba RH, Dammann P, Hilken G. What Can Laboratory Animal Facility Managers Do to Improve the Welfare of Laboratory Animals and Laboratory Animal Facility Staff? A German Perspective. Animals. 2024; 14(7):1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14071136
Chicago/Turabian Stylevon der Beck, Birte, Andreas Wissmann, Rene H. Tolba, Philip Dammann, and Gero Hilken. 2024. "What Can Laboratory Animal Facility Managers Do to Improve the Welfare of Laboratory Animals and Laboratory Animal Facility Staff? A German Perspective" Animals 14, no. 7: 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14071136