How home pen design affects the welfare of laboratory dogs
A new publication in the Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Methods compares the effect of traditional and modern home pen design on the welfare of laboratory beagles. The study, by Dr Laura Scullion Hall and Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith from Stirling University, performed in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Charles River Laboratories, was co-funded by the NC3Rs.
The authors found that modern home pen design, environmental enrichment and inclusion of regular training and staff contact are important to promote positive welfare and refine the lifetime experience of dogs used in research.
News article: http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/news/how-home-pen-design-affects-welfare-laboratory-dogs
