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Title: Animal Welfare; Definitions for and Reporting of Pain and

Distress

Docket Type: Request for comments

 

 

SUMMARY: We are considering several changes to the Animal Welfare

regulations to promote the humane treatment of live animals used in

research, testing, and teaching and to improve the quality of

information we report to Congress concerning animal pain and distress.

 

Specifically, we are considering adding a definition for the term

``distress.´´ Although this term is used throughout the Animal

Welfare regulations, it is not defined. The addition of such a

definition would clarify what we consider to be ``distress´´ and

could help assist research facilities to recognize and minimize distress

in animals in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

 

We are also considering replacing or modifying

the system we use to classify animal pain and distress. Professional

standards regarding the recognition and relief of animal pain and

distress have changed significantly since we established our

classification system. Some biomedical research professionals and animal

welfare advocates believe our classification system is outdated and

inadequate. A different categorization system could produce data that

more accurately depict the nature of animal pain or distress and provide

a better tool to measure efforts made to minimize animal pain and

distress at research facilities.

 

We are soliciting public comments on the changes

we are considering. We are also interested in obtaining information on

specific pain and distress classification systems other than the one we

now use.

 

DATES: We invite you to comment on this docket. We will consider all

comments that we receive by September 8, 2000.

 

Full information

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000

register & docid=fr10jy00-18

 

Or you can get to that same document by going to

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html

 

If you scroll down the page you will find this Docket #: 00-005-1

Title: Animal Welfare; Definitions for and Reporting of Pain and

Distress

Docket Type: Request for comments

Publication 7/10/00

CFR Part: 9 CFR 1 and 2

FR Citation: 65 FR 42034

 

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