基于对生命的尊重:略谈实验动物纪念日与纪念碑

Based on respect for life:A brief talk about Laboratory Animal Memorial Day and Monuments

实验动物作为生命科学、医学、药学等领域研究的基础载体和关键条件,对现代科学的发展发挥了极其重要的作用。动物福利伦理建立于人类文明道德基础之上,是社会、经济发展到一定阶段的产物。从科学角度看,善待动物既是人道主义的需要,也是科学实验的需要。本文从实验动物福利伦理的发展历程及法规政策内容、是否需要设立及如何设立实验动物纪念日和纪念碑等几个方面阐述实验动物福利的作用和意义,呼吁实验人员遵循“3R”原则并增强责任感和规范意识。

As the basic carrier and key condition for research in the fields of life science,medicine and pharmacy,laboratory animals have played an extremely important role in the development of modern science.Animal welfare ethics is built on the moral foundation of human civilization and is a product of social and economic development to a certain stage.From a scientific point of view,treating animals well is both a humanitarian need and a need for scientific experiments.This paper elaborates the role and significance of laboratory animal welfare from the aspects of the development of laboratory animal welfare ethics and the content of regulations and policies,whether and how to establish a memorial day and monument for laboratory animals,and calls on experimental personnel to follow the“3R”principle and enhance their sense of responsibility and awareness of norms.