2020版美国兽医协会动物安乐死指南解析

A Brief Interpretation of AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia of Animals:2020 Edition

巴比妥酸盐及其衍生物的过量注射是绝大多数动物种类首选的安乐死方法,然而在此类药物不能或很难获得时,兽医可参考美国兽医协会现行版《动物安乐死指南》(AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals)(简称《指南》)选用其他合适的安乐死方法。2020版《指南》根据最新的研究文献,对现有的安乐死方法、技术和药物进行补充及修改。本文总结了2020版《指南》的更新内容,并在此基础上归纳列举了适用于常见实验动物种类的首选安乐死方法、条件性接受安乐死方法和不可接受的安乐死方法,另外简述了实施动物安乐死的基本原则和注意事项。

Overdose of injectable barbiturates or barbituric acid derivatives is the most preferred euthanasia method for the majority of animal species.However,these controlled drugs have limited access,and in this case or in any other scientific concerns,veterinarians may choose alternative,conditional acceptable methods as recommended by American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA)Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals.In the newest 2020 Edition,existing euthanasia methods,techniques and agents of euthanasia are updated according to recently released articles.This article summarized the updated content of the new version of the AVMA Guidelines and on this basis,enumerated the most preferred methods of euthanasia,methods acceptable with conditions and unacceptable methods to euthanize different animal species.In addition,principles and precautions related to animal euthanasia were also briefly described.