实验动物福利伦理审查的标准化与我国新国标解读

Standardization of ethical review for laboratory animal welfare and interpretation of the new national standards in China

实验动物在生命科学及生物医药等多行业多领域的研发和实验起着越来越重要的基础性支撑作用,其巨大贡献是以实验动物身心遭受各类伤害为痛苦代价的。如何在保证动物实验结果科学可靠的前提下来保障实验动物的福利是人类首先要面对的重要伦理问题。本文从我国实验动物福利现状出发,指出了我国与发达国家之间的差异,并分析了造成我国科研实验动物福利滞后的原因,提出了对策建议,阐明了我国新国标制定的原则、特色、主要条款、伦理审查的要点解读。提出了只有全面深入的理解和规范实施我国新的实验动物福利技术标准,建立严格、科学的实验动物福利伦理审查监管制度,才能促进我国实验动物福利事业健康快速发展的对策。

Laboratory animals play an increasingly important basic supporting role in research,development,and experiments in many industries and fields,such as life science and medicine.Their great contribution is often made via physical and mental suffering.It is thus extremely important to guarantee the welfare of laboratory animals based on the premise of ensuring reliable,scientific result of animal experiments.Considering the status of laboratory animal welfare in China,this paper points out the differences in this issue between China and developed countries,analyzes the reasons for the lag of laboratory animal welfare in China,proposes countermeasures and suggestions to overcome this,and clarifies the principles,features,main clauses,and key points of ethical review of China’s new national standards.This paper proposes that only by comprehensively and deeply understanding and standardizing the implementation of China’s new technical standards for laboratory animal welfare and establishing a strict,scientific review and supervision system for laboratory animal welfare ethics can we promote the appropriate and rapid development of welfare of China’s laboratory animals.