Animal research ethics

A system of moral principles or rules of conduct relating to human behaviour.

• Ethical dilemmas

• Guilt

• Reputation

• Code of Ethics

Animal welfare organisations are MOST likely against:

• eating meat

• treating animals cruelly

• using animals for experiments

• using animals for human purposes

Which group is MOST likely to support the use of animals for research or food as long as the animals are treated humanely?

• World Wildlife Fund

• Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body

• PETA

• Vegetarians

Welfare considers all of these EXCEPT

• enrichment
• research
• preventative vet care
• all of these are considered in animal welfare

The purpose of animal ethical guidelines are

• To ensure animals experience minimal suffering possible to achieve the desired outcome for the study

• To ensure animals are not harmed at all during the study

• To ensure the study gets valid responses from the animals

• To ensure researchers are able to do what they like to the animals with no repercussions

Animal Welfare means that:

• animals are the same as humans

• animals should be all be treated equally

• animals should be treated humanely

• animals have the exact same rights as humans

The ultimate responsibility for animal welfare during an experiment lies with:

• The institutional licence holder

• The researcher

• The UK government

• The Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board

The responsibility for maintaining the welfare of an animal during an experiment lies with:

• The institutional licence holder

• The researcher

• The UK government

• The Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board

The responsibility for defining, developing and and reflecting an establishment’s Culture of Care, and applying local values and perspectives to animal research, lies with:

• The institutional licence holder

• The researcher

• The UK government

• The Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board

The most commonly used research animal in the UK is:

• mouse

• rat

• guinea pig

• monkey