title: Laboratory animal: biological reagent or living being?
abstract: The duties of humans toward non-human animals and their rights in society have been debated for a long time. However, a discussion on the terminology used for the identification of laboratory animals is usually not considered, although the employment of inadequate terminology may generate disastrous consequences for the animals before, during, and after the experiment. This study intends to defend the use of appropriate terminology, call attention to an unethical attitude of certain professionals when dealing with experimental animals, and also propose operational mechanisms, which allow for those distortions to be corrected.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Criação de Animais de Laboratório, Assistência Técnica de Ensino, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: C V P
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde, Departamento de Microbiologia, Rio de JaneiroRJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: A E C C de
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D017087:Animal Rights; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic