A semi-structured questionnaire survey of laboratory animal rehoming practice across 41 UK animal research facilities.

ABSTRACT: If a laboratory animal survives an experiment without lasting compromised welfare, its future must be negotiated. Rehoming may be a consideration. This paper reports on research findings that provide an indication of the uptake of animal rehoming by UK facilities and the associated moral, ethical, practical and regulatory considerations that inform decisions to rehome or not. This research addresses a widely acknowledged gap in the literature to understand both the numbers, and types of animals rehomed from UK research facilities, as well as the main motivations for engaging in the practice, and the barriers for those facilities not currently rehoming. From the ~160 UK research facilities in the UK, 41 facilities completed the questionnaire, giving a response rate of approximately 25%. Res

SUBMITTER: Skidmore T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304590 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature