Necessity, Use, and Care of Laboratory Dogs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2020) / Chapter Skim
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5 Care and Welfare of Laboratory Dogs Used in Biomedical Research Funded by or Conducted at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
5 Care and Welfare of Laboratory Dogs Used in Biomedical Research Funded by or Conducted at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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To survey that work, even within the laboratory setting, is beyond the scope of this report, but four key conceptual advances from this period inform practice regarding the welfare of animals in human care today. These advances reflect four developments in the field of animal welfare: the recognition of animal sentience, the emergence of three distinct approaches to the nature and assessment of animal welfare, a focus on positive and negative welfare states, and the recognition that welfare assessments incorporate both resource-based and animal-based considerations.
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. Positive and Negative Welfare States The third major development in animal welfare science was a shift in focus from minimizing or eliminating animal suffering to creating conditions that enhance positive welfare states and pleasurable experiences for animals (Boissy et al., 2007; Gonyou, 1993; Mellor, 2015a,b,c; Yeates
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In this vein, the five domains model and other approaches to animal welfare management have since been extended to consider positive welfare states (Green and Mellor, 2011; Mellor and Beausoleil, 2015)
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Department of Veterans Affairs to combine aspects of each of the three major approaches to animal welfare, explicitly consider positive and negative welfare states, and measure animal-based welfare indicators in order to enhance the positive welfare of laboratory dogs. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE OF LABORATORY DOGS Considerations Related to Human and Conspecific Contact Several studies suggest that the presence of human companions may be more effective in reducing behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in dogs than the presence of a canine companion (Pettijohn et al., 1977; Tuber et al., 1996)
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Department of Veterans Affairs has an opportunity to incorporate current developments in animal welfare science into its animal care and use program. Clarification of AAALAC International Accreditation and Use of the Guide as Regulations In addition to the general provisions in the Guide mentioned in Chapter 2, the Guide discusses several specific areas of attention pertinent to the welfare of dogs during routine care and in experimental training.
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The AAALAC International accreditation process identifies programmatic strengths and weaknesses according to the Guide and engages the institution to pursue timely corrective actions of problematic areas. Moreover, the professional interactions of the AAALAC International site visit process incorporate two other important principles in ethics and in oversight from the Guide.
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. Conclusion 5-3: In the pursuit of enhancements to the care and use of laboratory dogs in U.S.
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The IACUCs described well-defined procedures and practices for reporting unusual findings or adverse events in the laboratory dogs and ensuring prompt and appropriate engagement of the veterinary medical officer to manage clinical events arising either spontaneously or due to experimental complications. At Richmond, veterinary care was under the direction of an external consultant who had appropriate training, experience, and involvement in all relevant areas of the program and good rapport with research and animal care staff.
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Louis support facilities, such as surgeries and treatment rooms, were state of the art and well maintained. Conclusion 5-4: Based on the information obtained during site visits and in materials submitted to the committee, including AAALAC International accreditation letters and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare report on assessment of the U.S.
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• Conduct enhanced assessments of laboratory dog welfare. ° To move beyond simple observations of dogs' health, VA staff involved in the care and welfare of laboratory dogs should collaborate on continuous educa tion and continuous improvement of measures that advance laboratory dog welfare.
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2007. The welfare of laboratory dogs.
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2015. Extending the "five domains" model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states.
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Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 5(4)
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