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Višak, Tatjana; Garner, Robert

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“…6 – 9 This necessitates the killing of millions of laboratory rodents each year. Ethical harms relating to the harm of death notwithstanding, 10 the scale of this activity makes welfare at the time of killing an important issue. Arguably, identification and use of methods that offer a death with minimal suffering is a moral imperative, and crucial to support the justifiability of animal-based research based on utilitarian harm/benefit ethical reasoning.…”

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A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities

2022

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Rodents are the most widely used species for scientific purposes. A critical pre-requisite of their use, based on utilitarian ethical reasoning, is the provision of a humane death when necessary for scientific or welfare grounds. Focussing on the welfare challenges presented by current methods, we critically evaluate the literature, consider emerging methodologies that may have potential for refinement and highlight knowledge gaps for future research. The evidence supports the conclusion that scientists and laboratory personnel should seek to avoid killing laboratory rodents by exposing them to carbon dioxide (CO2), unless exploiting its high-throughput advantage. We suggest that stakeholders and policymakers should advocate for the removal of CO2 from existing guidelines, instead making its use conditionally acceptable with justification for additional rationale for its application. With regards to physical methods such as cervical dislocation, decapitation and concussion, major welfare concerns are based on potential inaccuracy in application and their susceptibility to high failure rates. There is a need for independent quality-controlled training programmes to facilitate optimal success rates and the development of specialist tools to improve outcomes and reliability. Furthermore, we highlight questions surrounding the inconsistent inclusion criteria and acceptability of physical methods in international regulation and/or guidance, demonstrating a lack of cohesion across countries and lack of a comprehensive ‘gold standard’ methodology. We encourage better review of new data and championing of open access scientific resources to advocate for best practice and enable significant changes to policy and legislation to improve the welfare of laboratory rodents at killing.

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A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities

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“…He stretches the notion of pleasure and pain to any positive or negative mental state, such as boredom, and prefers to speak of what matters to animals. From a Kantian perspective, Korsgaard also agrees to attribute moral status to sentient animals, stating that animals pursue the objects of their inclinations just like humans do, and that both are creatures for whom things can go well or badly (Višak and Garner 2016). Singer's (1975Singer's ( /2009) utilitarian view on ethical evaluation and decision making is based on a moral status of animals dictated by their sentience.…”

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Animal Business: an Ethical Exploration of Corporate Responsibility Towards Animals

Janssens

2021

Food ethics

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The aim of this paper is to take normative aspects of animal welfare in corporate practice from a blind spot into the spotlight, and thus connect the fields of business ethics and animal ethics. Using insights from business ethics and animal ethics, it argues that companies have a strong responsibility towards animals. Its rationale is that animals have a moral status, that moral actors have the moral obligation to take the interests of animals into account and thus, that as moral actors, companies should take the interests of animals into account, more specifically their current and future welfare. Based on this corporate responsibility, categories of corporate impact on animals in terms of welfare and longevity are offered, including normative implications for each of them. The article concludes with managerial implications for several business sectors, including the most animal-consuming and animal-welfare-threatening industry: the food sector. Welfare issues are discussed, including the issue of killing for food production.

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“…Rollin (2016) agrees with Warren that sentience is a sufficient condition for moral status. From a Kantian perspective, Korsgaard also agrees to attribute moral status to sentient animals, stating that animals pursue the objects of their inclinations just like humans do, and that both are creatures for whom things can go well or badly (Višak and Garner, 2016). Singer's (1975Singer's ( /2009 utilitarian view on ethical evaluation and decision making is based on a moral status of animals dictated by their sentience.…”

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1. Food justice, food security, and climate engineering

Kortetmäki

2021

Justice and Food Security in a Changing Climate

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Both the planning of EurSafe2021 and the origin of this book were profoundly influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, and we are extremely pleased to see that so many contributions still arrived. We would like to thank all authors for sharing their work and insights and all reviewers for their muchappreciated expertise on the vast range of topics. We are grateful for the support and encouragement received from the EurSafe board and Svenja Springer, in preparing this conference despite the challenging circumstances. Our special thanks go to

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A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities

A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities

Animal Business: an Ethical Exploration of Corporate Responsibility Towards Animals

1. Food justice, food security, and climate engineering

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