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Interdisciplinary animal research ethics: challenges, opportunities, and perspectives

Can nonhuman animals be used for the benefit of humans in a scientifically and morally justified manner and, if yes, how? Based on our own experiences as scholars from various academic backgrounds, we argue that this question can only be answered as an interdisciplinary and international endeavor, c...

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Main Authors: Mertz, Marcel (Author) , Hetzel, Tatiana (Author) , Alex, Karla (Author) , Braun, Katharina (Author) , Camenzind, Samuel (Author) , Dodaro, Rita (Author) , Jörgensen, Svea (Author) , Linder, Erich (Author) , Capas-Peneda, Sara (Author) , Reihs, Eva Ingeborg (Author) , Tiwari, Vini (Author) , Todorović, Zorana (Author) , Kahrass, Hannes (Author) , Selter, Felicitas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 8 October 2024
In: Animals
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 19, Pages: 1-28
ISSN:2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani14192896
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192896
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/19/2896
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Author Notes:Marcel Mertz, Tatiana Hetzel, Karla Alex, Katharina Braun, Samuel Camenzind, Rita Dodaro, Svea Jörgensen, Erich Linder, Sara Capas-Peneda, Eva Ingeborg Reihs, Vini Tiwari, Zorana Todorović, Hannes Kahrass and Felicitas Selter
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Summary:Can nonhuman animals be used for the benefit of humans in a scientifically and morally justified manner and, if yes, how? Based on our own experiences as scholars from various academic backgrounds, we argue that this question can only be answered as an interdisciplinary and international endeavor, considering insights from research ethics and animal ethics as well as scientific and legal aspects. The aim of this article is to contribute to the foundation of the emerging field of animal research ethics. In doing so, we describe the following seven phases of animal research experiments: ethical, legal and social presumptions (phase 0), planning (phase I), review (phase II), conduct of experiments (phase III), publication/dissemination (phase IV), further exploitation of results (phase V), and evaluation (phase VI). In total, 20 key ethical, legal, and practical challenges that an ethical framework for the use of animals in research needs to address are identified and analyzed. Finally, we characterize the following four meta-challenges and opportunities associated with animal research ethics as a field: (1) moral pluralism, (2) the integration of views and positions outside the laboratory, (3) international plurality of conduct, standards, and legal norms, and (4) interdisciplinary education.
Item Description:Gesehen am 25.04.2025
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ISSN:2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani14192896

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