Researchers Call for Self-Regulation in Care of Lab Animals

Although government regulations are designed to help protect laboratory animals from abuse, some researchers are calling on other stakeholders to play a larger role. Editors of scientific journals must do more to ensure that scientists submitting papers have treated their lab animals ethically, says a researcher from Portugal who has studied the ethics of animal research.

Most journals require researchers to certify that their research is consistent with government guidelines and has

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