Amarasekara A D D S, Karunarathna K A A U, Ratnayake W M K M, Senevirathne A A I, Yapa P, Gunatilake M
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Center for Immunology & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Animal Model Exp Med. 2025 Sep;8(9):1725-1728. doi: 10.1002/ame2.70070. Epub 2025 Jul 29.
Remembrance activities can support the Culture of Care (CoC) in Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) not only by promoting a culture of respect, gratitude and thankfulness for animal life but also by helping the emotional processing and healing of lab animal researchers and animal facility staff. Even though remembrance activities are practiced in many parts of the world, we did not come across any reported cases in Sri Lanka before 2022. Therefore, here, we report on the various remembrance activities and practices observed within our local scientific community.
纪念活动不仅可以通过倡导对动物生命的尊重、感恩和谢意文化来支持实验动物科学（LAS）中的关怀文化（CoC），还可以帮助实验动物研究人员和动物设施工作人员进行情感处理和疗愈。尽管世界上许多地方都开展了纪念活动，但在2022年之前，我们在斯里兰卡没有发现任何相关报道。因此，在这里，我们报告我们当地科学界所观察到的各种纪念活动和做法。
