BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LAWS AND RULES GOVERNING THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
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https://doi.org/10.58260/j.ppmr.2202.0107Keywords:
Laws, Animal, Research, Experiments, RegulationsAbstract
More emphasis has been laid on the welfare of animals and the
morality of this approach as its use in research projects has increased.
Dissemination of knowledge regarding current ethical issues and
alternatives in animal experimentation serves two crucial purposes:
first, it makes researchers more aware of potential ways to use animals
in experiments, and second, it makes sure that potential users are
aware of the available alternatives. It is not a privilege to be able to
utilise animals in research labs. Certain members of the scientific
community have been granted this privilege by society, and it comes
with the need to abide by the relevant laws, regulations, policies, and
standards as well as work to improve them. For instance, laws passed
in many nations throughout the 1980s mandate that applications using
laboratory animals should be minimised, improved, and replaced
whenever possible in accordance with the 3Rs. As a result, experts
from around the world worked to put the 3Rs into practise to safeguard
the wellbeing of laboratory animals used in scientific research. This
review article covers a collection of articles that examine how animal
laws, regulations, and standards operate in various nations.
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