Humane Endpoints
Humane Endpoints in laboratory animal experimentation provides information and guidance on humane endpoints, and the recognition of pain and distress in research animals.
Animal welfare & husbandry
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The Macaque Website
The Macaque Website provides information and practical guidance on the natural history and behaviour of macaques, their care and management in captivity, and ways to assess their welfare.
Severity Assessment Road Map
The Severity Assessment Road Map provides step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate the extent to which the severe suffering of laboratory animals occurs within Institutions, and some practical principles that can be employed in order to work toward ending it.
Severity Assessment Framework
Severity Assessment Framework provides guidance on how to consider and report the severity of a procedure before, during and after the procedure The resource includes information on the general considerations when assessing severity, pre-study conditions, indicators of severity, how to ensure consistency in determining severity and tools for monitoring severity.
Severe Suffering
Severe Suffering is an online resource to enable those involved in the use of animals in research to avoid causing severe suffering to their research animals.
Refining Dog Care
Refining Dog Care comprises of resources and information for improving the welfare of laboratory-housed dogs
Recognizing Pain in Animals
Recognizing Pain in Animals is a website which provides guidance on how to recognise and alleviate pain in 10 groups of species commonly used in scientific research.
Recognition & prevention of pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals
Recognition & prevention of pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals is an online e-learning module which provides users with training in these areas.
Recognising post-operative pain in animals
An Introduction: Recognising post-operative pain in animals is a tutorial which provides a basic introduction to recognising post-operative pain in both small and large animals.
Pain assessment: Grimace scales
Facial expressions are widely used in assess pain in human infants. Research animals experiencing pain also exhibit characteristic changes in facial expressions. For rodents, the five facial features that change include narrowing of the eyes (orbital tightening), and bulging or flattening of the cheeks and nose).