Fenwick Nicole, Duffus Shannon E G, Griffin Gilly
Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), 190 O'Connor St., Suite 800, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2R3, Canada.
Animals (Basel). 2014 Aug 4;4(3):494-514. doi: 10.3390/ani4030494.
To explore the challenges and opportunities for pain management for animals used in research an interview study with 9 veterinarians, 3 veterinarian-scientists and 9 scientists, all engaged in animal-based studies in Canada, was carried out. Our broader aim was to contribute to further discussion of how pain can be minimized for animals used in science. Diverse views were identified regarding the ease of recognizing when animals are in pain and whether animals hide pain. Evidence of inconsistencies in pain management across laboratories, institutions and species were also identified. Clarification of the interactions between scientific objectives and pain management are needed, as well as a stronger evidence base for pain management approaches. Detailed examination of pain management for individual invasive animal models may be useful, and may support the development of model-specific pain management protocols.
为探讨用于研究的动物疼痛管理面临的挑战与机遇，我们对9名兽医、3名兽医科学家和9名科学家进行了访谈研究，他们均在加拿大从事基于动物的研究。我们更广泛的目标是促进关于如何将用于科学研究的动物疼痛降至最低的进一步讨论。在动物疼痛的识别难易程度以及动物是否会隐藏疼痛方面，我们发现了不同的观点。我们还发现了各实验室、机构和物种在疼痛管理方面存在不一致的证据。需要明确科学目标与疼痛管理之间的相互作用，同时也需要一个更有力的疼痛管理方法证据基础。对单个侵入性动物模型的疼痛管理进行详细研究可能会有所帮助，并可能支持制定特定模型的疼痛管理方案。
