de Aluja Aline S
Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, CP 04510 México, D.F.
Gac Med Mex. 2002 May-Jun;138(3):295-8.
This article concerns animal experimentation and official Mexican norm Nom 0062-Zoo-1999 entitled Technical specifications for the production, care and use of laboratory animals. The history of animal experimentation is briefly resumed. During the nineteenth century, doubts arose as to the right to expose animals to experimental procedures that frequently cause pain and suffering. The first law which protected animals against cruelty was passed in Great Britain in 1876; subsequently, other nations approved similar legislation. During the second part of the twentieth century, opposition to animal experimentation grew. Other groups, mainly scientists and pharmaceutical concerns, defended the right to use animals in research. New knowledge concerning the neurophysiology, cognitive capacity, and the animal faculty to experience pain is briefly mentioned. Guidelines on care and use of animals used in research published in several countries are listed. Finally, the recently published Mexican legislation (Norm) referring to production, care and use of laboratory animals is discussed and its benefits are stressed.
本文涉及动物实验以及墨西哥官方规范Nom 0062-Zoo-1999《实验动物生产、护理及使用技术规范》。文中简要回顾了动物实验的历史。在19世纪，对于使动物遭受经常导致疼痛和痛苦的实验程序的权利产生了质疑。1876年英国通过了第一部保护动物免受虐待的法律；随后，其他国家也批准了类似的立法。在20世纪后半叶，反对动物实验的声音日益高涨。其他团体，主要是科学家和制药企业，则捍卫在研究中使用动物的权利。文中简要提及了有关神经生理学、认知能力以及动物感受疼痛能力的新知识。列出了几个国家发布的关于研究中使用动物的护理和使用指南。最后，讨论了墨西哥最近发布的关于实验动物生产、护理及使用的立法（规范），并强调了其益处。
