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WorksheetsAnimal research ethics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
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
