What are two examples of when it’s necessary to use animals for research?
To develop treatments for human humans and animals
When you can’t do it, ethically with humans
For foundations of responsible research
Humane treatment
Experimental control
Minimize or eliminate pain and suffering
Protect the reputation of science
Activist groups against animal use
Just as likely to experience suffering as humans
Animals have inherent rights like humans
Researchers/science views on using animals for research
Scientific benefits to human and animals
Animal welfare is required and strictly regulated
Successful effort efforts to reduce the number of animals used
US Congress passed what act for protection of animals
Animal welfare act in 1966
Regulated by USDA and AWA
Animal care unit
In charge of making sure regulations are followed
They exclude rats and mice
What is the second act Congress passed regarding animals
Health research act 1985
Enforced by the DHHS
Health research act for animals
 PHS policy on human care/use of lab animals
The guide for the care/use of animals in lab
Who is under the DHHS?
OLAW
INSTITUTIONAL OFFICE
IACUC
Researcher
What does IACUC stand for?
Institutional animal care and use committee
Who has to be on an IACUC board?
Has to have 5+ members
One vet
One practicing scientist
One who’s primary interest aren’t science?
One unaffiliated with institution
What must protocols include to bring to an ICAUC meeting?
Type of species and amount
Rationale for the use of animals, the type of species and the NUMBER used
Why that animal that many?
Majority rules when they vote
Ethical principles of psychologist and code of conduct animals
Psychology on set of guidelines
Human care and use of animals and research standard 8.09
The three R’s
Russell and Burch 1959
Reduction
Replacement
Refinement
Reduction
Making efforts to use fewer animals in research
Replacement
Methods to avoid or replace use of animals
Refinement
Modify procedures in order to minimize pain
Between groups
Different groups being tested solely on different conditions
Within group/repeated measures design
Same subjects going through different conditions
Can’t use for everything
What is the Gold standard
Gold standard is replication
Only thing is with animals don’t duplicate if it’s unnecessary
Tuskegee syphilis study
1932-1972
Government funded study in syphilis studied in 600 black men followed the lifespan, but never told them they had it or helped them treat it 
Terre Haute Penitentiary
US public health conducted studying treatment for STI, exposing men to gonorrhea they determined they were the best subjects for this and bribed them with offers. They couldn’t resist to partake
The US health went to Guatemala
1946 to 1948
Conducted the study with 5128 people
1308 people intentionally and knowingly injected with STDs
Targeted politically weak kids and orphans
NIH funded PHS researchers and Guatemala
Intentionally killed people
Milgrim obedience studies
1960s
One person was told to administer shocks for the other person, giving a wrong answers with increasing voltage