Citizenship and experimental research

Cartas ao editor

“…Animal experimentation should follow the recommendations of the "3 Rs", proposed by Russell and Burch (1959): reduction (reduced number of animals under experimentation), refinement (relief of pain and stress, and increasing the welfare of animals under experimentation) and replacement (replacement of animals in research for simulators) [4]. In an editorial, Goldenberg (2007) also highlights three important principles in animal experimentation: gain experience does not mean to cause injury, the practice of art and science must come together and publishing of the experimental study, because nonpublished knowledge is a lack of knowledge [5].…”