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Book Review: The Detection and Relief of Pain in Animals

Book Review: The Detection and Relief of Pain in Animals ATLA 14, 102-106, 1986 all to see); the biographies of the speakers (which give greater credence to their contributions); and the summing-up of the Editor (not given at the meeting, but well worth reading). In fact, I have only one criticism-I wish the BV A AWF had had the courage to have the proceedings typeset and printed, rather than duplicating typescript. If future symposia are as good as this one, the Foundation will have no difficulty in finding a publisher and achieving reasonable sales. Michael Balls ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT USES THE DETECTION AND RELIEF OF OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, SAFETY PAIN IN ANIMALS TESTING AND EDUCATION ML. Stephens Edited by T.E. Gibson BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, London, 1986 Humane Society of the United States, Washington, 136 pp. £5.00 ISBN 0-901028-290 86 pp. US$3.50 At the first BVA Animal Welfare Foundation The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) (AWF) symposium, held in November 1984 (see and its Associate Director, Dr Martin L. Stephens, ATLA 12, 110-112, 1984), five basic freedoms to are to be congratulated on the production of this which animals would be entitled (in an ideal excellent layman's guide to alternatives. It is well world) were defined, namely, freedom from researched, comprehensive in its coverage, and malnutrition, from pain and discomfort, from contains sufficient technical details to back up the injury and disease, from fear and distress, and points it wishes to emphasise, without, I hope, freedom to indulge in normal patterns of running the risk oflosing the layman on too many occasions. behaviour. This volume contains the proceedings of the This is very much a "Three Rs" book-it second symposium, held in London on 16 April emphasises the need for reduction, refinement 1985, which dealt with the second of these basic and replacement without falling into the trap freedoms. As has already been reported in ATLA which so often catches the downright (12, 271-274, 1985), this was an excellent antivivisectionist-i.e. attacking all industry, all conference, and in his Introduction the Editor is scientists, every aspect of modern scientific justified in saying that these proceedings should medicine. undoubtedly be required reading for all involved The booklet is divided into nine sections. An in animal experimentation. introductory overview is followed by a closer look There were four main sessions-on the at the three Rs and the history of the promotion of recognition, assessment and prevention of pain; on the alternatives concept. Then, after a short the clinical assessment of pain, stress and section on the current uses of animals in discomfort; on ethical conceptions and the role and education, toxicity testing and biomedical problems of the veterinary profession and the research, Dr Stephens turns to consider the alleviation of pain; and an outline by David Mellor alternatives in turn and in detail. MP, then the Home Office minister responsible for The alternatives section contains a wealth of controlling animal experimentation, on his information and a message of guarded proposals for reform of the 1876 Cruelty to hopefulness. Two excellent case studies, on the Animals Act. LD50 test and the Draize eye irritancy test provide further evidence of the enormity of the The ministerial statement is now little more than an intriguing part of the historical record, challenges alternatives researchers are facing and because since April 1985 the new legislation has the progress they are making. been introduced and the Animals (Scientific After another information section on Procedures) Act 1986 has become law. alternatives to the use of animals in education, Dr However, the other 14 papers deal with Stephens provides a thought-provoking and, at problems and ethical dilemmas which are still times, provocative general discussion on the very much with us, and they provide a future of the alternatives approach, before particularly useful collection of technical detail concluding with challenges to the lay members of and sound judgements based on long experience of the general public to familiarise themselves with caring for animals. alternatives and to those more closely involved in Three aspects of this publication are biomedical research to get their acts together and particularly welcome-the verbatim transcripts of speed progress toward the goal of eliminating any the discussions (the suffering inflicted on the need for laboratory animal experiments. speakers by penetrating questioners is evident for Two final comments: first, this I- . 'to is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Alternatives to Laboratory Animals SAGE

Book Review: The Detection and Relief of Pain in Animals

Balls, Michael
Alternatives to Laboratory Animals , Volume 14 (2): 1 – Dec 1, 1986
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© 1986 Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
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ATLA 14, 102-106, 1986 all to see); the biographies of the speakers (which give greater credence to their contributions); and the summing-up of the Editor (not given at the meeting, but well worth reading). In fact, I have only one criticism-I wish the BV A AWF had had the courage to have the proceedings typeset and printed, rather than duplicating typescript. If future symposia are as good as this one, the Foundation will have no difficulty in finding a publisher and achieving reasonable sales. Michael Balls ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT USES THE DETECTION AND RELIEF OF OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, SAFETY PAIN IN ANIMALS TESTING AND EDUCATION ML. Stephens Edited by T.E. Gibson BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, London, 1986 Humane Society of the United States, Washington, 136 pp. £5.00 ISBN 0-901028-290 86 pp. US$3.50 At the first BVA Animal Welfare Foundation The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) (AWF) symposium, held in November 1984 (see and its Associate Director, Dr Martin L. Stephens, ATLA 12, 110-112, 1984), five basic freedoms to are to be congratulated on the production of this which animals would be entitled (in an ideal excellent layman's guide to alternatives. It is well world) were defined, namely, freedom from researched, comprehensive in its coverage, and malnutrition, from pain and discomfort, from contains sufficient technical details to back up the injury and disease, from fear and distress, and points it wishes to emphasise, without, I hope, freedom to indulge in normal patterns of running the risk oflosing the layman on too many occasions. behaviour. This volume contains the proceedings of the This is very much a "Three Rs" book-it second symposium, held in London on 16 April emphasises the need for reduction, refinement 1985, which dealt with the second of these basic and replacement without falling into the trap freedoms. As has already been reported in ATLA which so often catches the downright (12, 271-274, 1985), this was an excellent antivivisectionist-i.e. attacking all industry, all conference, and in his Introduction the Editor is scientists, every aspect of modern scientific justified in saying that these proceedings should medicine. undoubtedly be required reading for all involved The booklet is divided into nine sections. An in animal experimentation. introductory overview is followed by a closer look There were four main sessions-on the at the three Rs and the history of the promotion of recognition, assessment and prevention of pain; on the alternatives concept. Then, after a short the clinical assessment of pain, stress and section on the current uses of animals in discomfort; on ethical conceptions and the role and education, toxicity testing and biomedical problems of the veterinary profession and the research, Dr Stephens turns to consider the alleviation of pain; and an outline by David Mellor alternatives in turn and in detail. MP, then the Home Office minister responsible for The alternatives section contains a wealth of controlling animal experimentation, on his information and a message of guarded proposals for reform of the 1876 Cruelty to hopefulness. Two excellent case studies, on the Animals Act. LD50 test and the Draize eye irritancy test provide further evidence of the enormity of the The ministerial statement is now little more than an intriguing part of the historical record, challenges alternatives researchers are facing and because since April 1985 the new legislation has the progress they are making. been introduced and the Animals (Scientific After another information section on Procedures) Act 1986 has become law. alternatives to the use of animals in education, Dr However, the other 14 papers deal with Stephens provides a thought-provoking and, at problems and ethical dilemmas which are still times, provocative general discussion on the very much with us, and they provide a future of the alternatives approach, before particularly useful collection of technical detail concluding with challenges to the lay members of and sound judgements based on long experience of the general public to familiarise themselves with caring for animals. alternatives and to those more closely involved in Three aspects of this publication are biomedical research to get their acts together and particularly welcome-the verbatim transcripts of speed progress toward the goal of eliminating any the discussions (the suffering inflicted on the need for laboratory animal experiments. speakers by penetrating questioners is evident for Two final comments: first, this I- . 'to is

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