Lectures and seminars Webinar: Do ‘euthanasia’ methods for laboratory rodents really give them a ‘good death’?
The aim of these CPD webinars (Continuing professional development) is to follow the legal requirements for maintenance and demonstration of competence in laboratory animal science, and to facilitate the implementations of the 3R’s in routine animal work.
Euthanasia means a ‘good death’. Most laboratory rodents are killed with carbon dioxide (CO2), a procedure which is often referred to as euthanasia. This talk will summarize extensive evidence that CO2 negatively impacts animal welfare when used to end the life of rats and mice.
Evidence shows that CO2, even in low concentrations causes fear or anxiety which cannot be avoided if it used to kill rodents. Therefore, CO2 cannot be considered a method which offers a ‘good death’ for these species, and, moreover, that it should be considered a harm and factored into harm-benefit analyses when it is used to kill experimental subjects.
Current and potential practical alternative methods are compared to consider whether any of these offer the potential of a good death.
Speaker
Huw Golledge is Chief Executive and Scientific Director of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) - an international charity dedicated to the promotion of Science in the Service of Animal Welfare. Prior to joining UFAW he was an animal welfare researcher at Newcastle University in the UK and was a member of the UK’s national Animals in Science Committee from 2013-2016.
Registration
Register here (by Nov 23, 16.00 CEST)
Contact
E-mail: las-edu@km.ki.se