Research animals, cat welfare, and working animals

Before congress passed the laboratory animal welfare act in 1966, the only organizations promoting animal welfare for the laboratory animals were animals rights organizations? true or false

False

Which 2 people are always required to be members of the institutional animal care and use committee(IACUC)

The veterinarian and the public non sponsored member

what is an animal use protocol

it is a detailed description of the proposed use of animals

when must the animal use protocol be approved

it must be approved by IACUC before work begins

what are the 3 R’s

• Replacement

• refinement

• reduction

what are considerations lab animal veterinarians must have when working

• adverse events

• early removal criteria

what animals does the animal welfare act exclude

• mice

• rats

• birds bred for research

• farm animals intended for food/fiber

• invertebrates

what can poor welfare lead to in cats in shelters

Feline upper respiratory infection

what are working animals

animals that are trained and employed to perform specific tasks or services that assist humans

what is contrafreeloading

working for a resource when also provided with an identical resource that does not require effort to obtain

How does problem solving positively effect dogs

• experience positive emotions

• cognitive engagement

• problem solving can enhance welfare

work for animals itself is a stressor what can we do to mitigate that

• monitoring

• rest periods

• cooling techniques

• environmental awareness

are stressors universal

yes

are health and welfare linked 

yes