title: [Problems of animal experimentation - reflections and practical approaches]
abstract: The discrepancy often seen even in national legislations and their lacking international harmonization form a political problem often neglected in the public discussions on animal experiments. Three proposals might be successful approaches to reduce, refine and replace animal experiments in biomedical research: At the University level, all students dealing with biomedical science should be obliged to follow an EDUCATION in animal protection and welfare; FINANCIAL GRANTS should only support those research projects which include comments showing that the animal experiments under consideration are essential; SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS should include ethical guidelines to be followed in their "Instructions for authors" and these guidelines being supervised by the members of the editorial board.
authors.affiliation: Pentapharm AG, CH-Basel.
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meier