WASHINGTON - The Secretary
of Agriculture has been given new
directives calling for improved
standards governing humane
treatment of animals in research
laboratories, Chairman Kika de la
Garza, D-Tex., of the House of
Agriculture Committee said.
The new provisions were part of
the 1985 omnibus farm bill, the
Food Security Act of 1985, which
became law in late December.
They revise an existing program of
standards applying to the care and
transportation of animals by
dealers, exhibitors and research
facilities.
“Congress approved these new
animal protection provisions
because we needed better stan
dards to help meet public concerns
in this area. But we acted with the
understanding that the use of
animals is vital in some education
and research aimed at increasing
knowledge about diseases and
injuries which affect both humans
and animals,” de la Garza said.
“New testing methods which are
faster and more accurate than
animal experiments are being
developed and can replace the
traditional methods in some
particular cases as they come
along. But for research where we
continue to need animals, the
adoption of the standards set in the
new law is a useful step toward
assuring that necessary studies
can continue,” the Agriculture
Committee Chairman added.
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Major features of the new
animal protection provisions,
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December, 1986, include;
-STANDARDS AND CER
TIFICATION; Existing standards
for humane handling of reserach
laboratory animals will now be
required to include a specific list of
minimum requirements. Among
them is one stating that animal
pain and distress in experimental
procedures must be minimized by
steps including adequate
veterinary care and appropriate
use of anesthetics and
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include regularly allowing the dog
out of its cage, using dog runs, or
allowing ample room for housing.
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they intend adequate exercise to
mean provision of space equipped
with exercise devices linked to the
animals’ natural instincts. And in
any practice which might cause
pain to animals, pre and post
surgical care by laboratory
workers would be required.
-RESEARCH PLANNING; The
Secretary of Agriculture will not
be permitted to interfere with the
planning of research projects. But
every research facility using
animals would be required to
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handling of animals, and each
facility would have to file an an
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federal standards.
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avoid needless duplication of these
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notification and opportunity for
correction, the agency must
suspend or revoke its support.
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