Working with laboratory rodents in Spain: a survey on welfare and wellbeing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Replacement, reduction and refinement, the 3R principles, provide a framework to minimize the use and suffering of animals in science. In this context, we aimed to determine the actual perception that individuals working with laboratory rodents in biomedical research have on animal welfare and on their interaction with the animals, as well as how they perceive its impact on their social relations. To this end, we designed an anonymous on-line survey for people working with rodents, at three responsibility levels, in Spain.

Results

Of the 356 participants, 239 were women (67 %); 263 were researchers (74 %), and 93 animal facility staff (26 %), of which 55 were caretakers/technicians (15 %), and 38 welfare officer/veterinarians (11 %). Animal facility staff indicate

SUBMITTER: Goni-Balentziaga O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314439 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature