De Simone F I, Serratosa J
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Dipartimento di Ricerca, Via A. Bianchi 7, 25100 Brescia, Italy.
Rev Sci Tech. 2005 Apr;24(1):89-99.
Experimental and farm animals are used in biomedical research and in biotechnology studies that are designed to improve agricultural productivity. European legislation governing such research, which is modelled on existing National Laws regarding animal health and welfare, is agreed after several preliminary sessions in which contributions and opinions from large sections of European society are sought. Special attention is paid to opinions expressed by ethical and animal rights associations, which emphasise that animals should be considered as 'sentient beings' and not mere 'goods' or 'property'. A statement to this effect is included in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which was signed in Rome in 2004 by the 25 European Union member states.
实验动物和农场动物被用于生物医学研究以及旨在提高农业生产力的生物技术研究中。欧洲关于此类研究的立法以现有的关于动物健康和福利的国家法律为蓝本，在经过几次初步会议征求了欧洲社会大部分群体的意见和建议后达成一致。其中特别关注了伦理和动物权利协会表达的意见，这些协会强调动物应被视为“有感知能力的生物”，而不仅仅是“商品”或“财产”。2004年，25个欧盟成员国在罗马签署的《欧洲宪法条约》中就包含了这样一项声明。
