Publication Date:
1986-04-11
Description:
〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Holden, C -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1986 Apr 11;232(4747):147-50.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3952503" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animal Care Committees
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*Animal Experimentation
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Animal Testing Alternatives
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*Animal Welfare
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Animals
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*Animals, Laboratory
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Aplysia
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Birds
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Chick Embryo
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Decapodiformes
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Federal Government
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Government Regulation
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Horseshoe Crabs
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Macaca
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Mice
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National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Rabbits
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Rats
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United States
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are discussed. The enactment of amendments to the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 and
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revisions to the Public Health Service's animal care guidelines are described as
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major federal moves to tighten standards and to locate responsibility for proper
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animal care at the institutional level. These regulatory changes will have a
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significant economic impact on the cost of doing research, but are generally
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accepted by the scientific community as necessary. Although moderate animal
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welfare groups see signs of progress, there is a growing number of activists who
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see recent policy developments as only a step toward the real goal of total
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elimination of the use of animals in research. It is apparent that the
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combination of political pressure, financial stringency, and better experimental
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methodologies will result in a continued reduction in laboratory animal use.
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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