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Session Six: Pain and Distress, Euthanasia, Humane Killing, and Lethal Take
Session Six: Pain and Distress, Euthanasia, Humane Killing, and Lethal Take
Pages 69-74
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It is also important to recognize what is not covered by the euthanasia guidelines, and this includes categories such as hunting, fishing, and pest control. Among the challenges for the AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines1 is how they are interpreted and applied in the real world, Miller said, particularly considering that researchers work with people who have different views on animals, what they should experience, and how they should be relating to humans.
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had a creative approach to assessing different methods of euthanasia in snails. Miller emphasized his takehome message to thoughtfully consider the information that is available in the different sections of the AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines, and that context matters when trying to pick the best euthanasia method for a given situation.
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Engilis said that the PI should develop contingencies for when things do not go as planned and clearly define the need for alternate euthanasia methods for when conditions warrant. Engilis noted that several methods of euthanasia remain poorly understood and the AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines at times have not yet incorporated recent research findings, which is frustrating to the PI and perhaps also to IACUC members.
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Focusing on physical methods, Rowe said that trap types vary in design, but can be broadly categorized: live traps that hold the animal unharmed and kill traps that kill the animal outright upon capture. An example of a live trap is a Sherman trap, which is an aluminum box trap, and a common example of a kill trap is a Museum Special snap trap.
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Buckel is a professor with the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University where he conducts research on marine and estuarine finfishes. He discussed the challenges in following euthanasia guidelines in marine fisheries sampling, including why researchers sample wild fish, the justification for using gear types that catch large numbers of fish, and the types of gear used in marine fishery sampling.
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and that the large number of fish caught may justify the use of harvest techniques "that may not meet the criteria for euthanasia, but in all situations pain and distress should be minimized to the greatest extent possible." Buckel noted that this language is useful to IACUCs that are evaluating protocols that are using the gear types that he described or other fishing gear types that might catch large numbers of fish. Buckel closed the session by stating that marine fishery sampling often results in large catches, and it is not possible to use acceptable euthanasia protocols that are applicable to small samples or to laboratory settings.
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