Arctic Research: Spectacled Eiders, Surgery, Satellites, and Summer Solstice

Brown, Corrine S.; Luebbert, Joanne

doi:10.1647/1082-6742(2002)016[0053:arsess]2.0.co;2

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“…For example, regulations require that major surgeries on nonrodent animals must take place in a room dedicated and reserved for that purpose, to ensure the highest degree of asepsis. In fieldwork, it is common for surgeries to be performed on the back of boats, in tents, in cabins, or even in the back seats of trucks and helicopters (e.g., Brown and Luebbert 2002). Biopsies and blood samples are typically taken wherever the animal is captured.…”

Section: Differences Between Captive and Free-ranging Animal Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does the Animal Welfare Act Apply to Free-ranging Animals?

Mulcahy

2003

ILAR Journal

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Despite the long-standing role that institutional animal care and use committees (IACUCs) have played in reviewing and approving studies at academic institutions, compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is not always complete for government natural resource agencies that use free-ranging animals in research and management studies. Even at universities, IACUCs face uncertainties about what activities are covered and about how to judge proposed research on free-ranging animals. One reason for much of the confusion is the AWA vaguely worded exemption for "field studies." In particular, fish are problematic because of the AWA exclusion of poikilothermic animals. However, most university IACUCs review studies on all animals, and the Interagency Research Animal Committee (IRAC) has published the "IRAC Principles," which extend coverage to all vertebrates used by federal researchers. Despite this extended coverage, many scientists working on wild animals continue to view compliance with the AWA with little enthusiasm. IACUCs, IACUC veterinarians, wildlife veterinarians, and fish and wildlife biologists must learn to work together to comply with the law and to protect the privilege of using free-ranging animals in research.

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Section: Differences Between Captive and Free-ranging Animal Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%