Protection of animals used in experiments in Polish law - history, present day and perspective: a review

The aim of EU legislators with respect to experiments on animals was to reduce to an absolute minimum both the number of animals used in experiments and their suffering. This study presents, from a historical point of view, expectations related to the coming into force on 1 January 2014 of Directive...

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Published inVeterinární medicína Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 117 - 123
Main Authors Felsmann, M.Z., Szarek, J., Felsmann, M., Strzyzewska, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.01.2014
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Subjects
animal rights
animal welfare
Animals
Experiments
experiments on animals
Inspection
laboratory animals
Veterinary surgeons
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Summary:The aim of EU legislators with respect to experiments on animals was to reduce to an absolute minimum both the number of animals used in experiments and their suffering. This study presents, from a historical point of view, expectations related to the coming into force on 1 January 2014 of Directive 2010/63/EU adopted on 22 September 2010. At the same time, it points out that, in some situations, carrying out experiments on animals in practice is different than in theory. The study calls attention to the issue of mere literal conformity of the Polish law with EU directives, illustrating it with examples and takes a critical view of the omission of veterinarians (Veterinary Inspection) from the supervision of experiments.
ISSN:0375-8427
1805-9392
DOI:10.17221/7378-VETMED