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LABORATORY ANIMALS TODAY: HOW FAR HAVE WE COME WITH ALTERNATIVES

For centuries it was thought that animals were not capable of experiencing feelings, but functioned only as machines. The moral status we assign to animals, and subsequently our relationship with them is determined by our estimation of their sensitivity and level of consciousness. Knowledge about the appearance of sensitivity and consciousness in animals, as well as our reflection on the limits of the permissible treatment of animals is steadily shifting towards phylogenetically lower and lower animal species. Today, awareness of the need to respect animal rights while working with experimental animals is higher than ever. Legislation and regulatory agencies are ensuring the ethical treatment of experimental animals in breeding and experimentation. The assessments of the need for, and conditions of working with animals are getting stricter and a growing number of researchers and organizations are involved in establishing alternative methods to replace animals in laboratory practices. With the development of technology accompanying the natural sciences, new alternative methods and tools are being developed and the alternative methods are becoming increasingly reliable and trustworthy. The lecture will present the achievements that science and technology have brought us regarding alternatives to animal testing in several areas where laboratory animals are used.

laboratory animals, alternatives in use of laboratory animals, 3R

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