Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin, Spring 1999, Vol. 9 No. 3-4

Announcements

Publications, Newsletters, Books, and Videos

• Available from the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
  
• Fish and Wildlife Service Newsletter
  
• Selection and Use of Replacement Methods in Animal Experimentation
  
• Ethics and Youth Livestock Show Videos
  
• Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: An Annotated Bibliography for Animal Care Personnel (2nd ed.)
  
• Women's Health: Developing Treatments and Cures Through Animal Research
  
• Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  
• Available from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
  
• Raptors and Climbers--Guidance for Managing Technical Climbing to Protect Raptor Nest Sites
  
• Wildlife and the American Experience: Public Attitudes Toward Fish and Wildlife Management
  
• Primate Literature Database on the Web!
  
• Wildlife Forever CD-ROM Curriculum for Elementary Grades 3-6
  

Available on the World Wide Web

• Ag-Links
  
• DANR Guide to Disaster Preparedness
  
• Database of Dutch Alternative Methods
  
• Dutch Veterinary Information Systems
  
• E-Vet-The Professionals Veterinary Site
  
• Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs
  
• IACUC and Pain-Related Internet Resources
  
• Join Hands
  
• Kids Corner from the American Kennel Club
  
• Norwegian Animal Welfare Act–in English
  
• Reconstructed Skin–Reproduction of Human Skin
  
• Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms
  
• Veterinary Parasitology Images Gallery
  

Publications, Newsletters, Books, and Videos

• Available from the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)

  Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare: Preparing for the 21st Century
  Chapters cover topics on: overview of genetic engineering and the well-being of animals, animal well-being and xenotransplantation, ethical consideration related to animal use in genetic engineering. The cost is $50.

  Performance Standards and Animal Welfare: Definition, Application, and Assessment Part I
  This is a summary of a conference sponsored by SCAW in 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland. The cost is $10.
  For additional information, contact SCAW, 7833 Walker Drive, Suite 410, Greenbelt, MD 20770-3229, tel: (301) 345-3500, fax: (301) 345-3503, e-mail: scaw@erols.com WWW: http://www.scaw.com/

• Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter
  This newsletter provides access to published and unpublished research reports resulting from the Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, the Anadromous Sport Fish Conservation Program, the Endangered Species Grants Program, and the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units. Announcements of other organizations or commercial products are also included. To subscribe, contact the Fish and Wildlife Reference Service, 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110, Bethesda, MD 20814-2158, fax: (301) 564-4059, e-mail: frs@mail.fws.gov, WWW: http://fa.r9.fws.gov/r9fwrs/

• Selection and Use of Replacement Methods in Animal Experimentation
  U.K., European, and U.S. legislation require the proper consideration of alternatives to animal experimentation. The aim of this booklet is to provide a practical guide to help ensure that those considering animal experimentation have explored all opportunities to avoid animal use and attempted to minimize the numbers involved. The booklet is only intended as the first port of call, but it does highlight the different categories of replacement techniques, and provides references and addresses for further information. Copies are available from: FRAME, Russell and Burch House, 96-98 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EE, UK, tel: +44 0115 958 4740, fax: +44 0115 950 3570, email: frame@frame-uk.demon.co.uk or UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK, tel: +44 0158 283 1818, fax: +44 0158 283 1414, e-mail: ufaw@ufaw.org.uk, http://www.frame.org.uk/, The cost is £5.00 per copy.

• Ethics and Youth Livestock Show Videos
  
  • Horses, Kids, and Ethics (13 minutes, 1997) The first video to address the subject of youth horse program ethics.
  • The Line in the Sand (16 minutes, 1996) The four-step test offered in the video will make clear whether certain showing practices are ethical or unethical.
  • A Step Beyond: A Question of Ethics (23 minutes, 1995) How to address the issue of livestock show ethics before situations arise at the local level.
  • A Question of Ethics (20 minutes, 1994) The first and most aggressive educational program in the country to address the issue of livestock show ethics.
  These videos were produced by Dr. Jeff Goodwin at Texas A&M University. They are available from the Instructional Materials Service, Mail Stop 2588, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2588, tel: (409) 845-6601, fax: (409) 845-6608. The cost is $55 per video plus 10 percent for shipping and handling.

• Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: An Annotated Bibliography for Animal Care Personnel; Second Edition, December 1998
  This bibliography, produced by Viktor Reinhardt, Ph.D., D.V.M. and Annie Reinhardt, offers animal caregivers, animal technicians, zoo keepers, students, and veterinarians guidance to practical information on environmental enrichment for and training of primates.

  The document can be requested free of charge from Viktor Reinhardt, Animal Welfare Institute, 4605 Crescent Road, Madison, WI 53711 USA, or email viktor@animalwelfare.com VISIT THE MONKEYS AT: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/ and http://www.awionline.org/lab_animals/newindex.html

• Women’s Health: Developing Treatments and Cures Through Animal Research
  This 24-page booklet, available from the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), is part of its ongoing program to educate the public regarding the vital role animal research has in developing treatments and cures for diseases and injuries afflicting humans and animals. Copies are available for $4 from FBR, 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 303, Washington, DC 20006, tel: (202) 457-0654.

• Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  This journal publishes articles and commentaries on methods of experimentation, husbandry, and care that demonstrably enhance the welfare of animals. Manuscripts of up to 8,000 words are accepted that present new empirical data or reevaluation of available data, conceptual or theoretical analysis, or demonstrations relating to some issue of animal welfare science. Occasional feature articles are accompanied by several invited critical commentaries. In addition, the editors will publish free-standing commentaries, letters, announcements of meetings, news, and book reviews. Unsolicited submission of these are welcome. All manuscripts should be in English. To submit manuscripts or for additional information, contact Dr. Kenneth J. Shapiro, PSYETA, P.O. Box 1297, Washington Grove, MD 20880, tel: (301) 963-4751, e-mail: kshapiro@capaccess.org To subscribe, contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430-2262, tel: (201) 236-9500 or (800) 926-6579, fax: (201) 236-0072, email: orders@erlbaum.com

• Available from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
  Animal Welfare is the established scientific and technical journal that brings together the results of scientific research, technical reports, and studies related to the welfare of animals kept on farms, in zoos, in laboratories, as companions, or living in the wild. This quarterly journal is a focus for the advancement of animal welfare science and technology and helps ensure that relevant knowledge is readily available. The journal is useful for all concerned with the management, care and welfare of animals, such as zoologists and veterinarians, animal house curators, zookeepers, laboratory animal technicians, agriculturalists, and stockmen, as well as undergraduates and other students. Animal Welfare is also of value to legislative and regulatory authorities and other organizations responsible for the welfare of animals. Notes for authors, subscription rates, contents pages, and abstracts of recent issues can be found at http://www.ufaw.org.uk/journal/Animal%20welfare.htm
  • Noise in Dog Kenneling A survey of noise levels and the causes of noise in animal shelters, training establishments, and research institutions. Animal Welfare Research Report No. 9, G. Sales, R. Hubrecht, A. Peyvandi, S. Milligan, and B. Sheild, 1996, 39 pp. $7
  • The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique Originally published in 1959, this book reports results of UFAW-sponsored research on ethical laboratory techniques and expounds the principles of the 3Rs. W.M.S. Russell and R.L. Burch, reprinted 1992, 238 pp. $25
  • Disturbance Index Method for Assessing Severity of Procedures in Rodents UFAW Animal Welfare Research Report No. 2, R.J. Barclay, W.J. Herbert, T.B. Poole, 1988, 35 pp. $7

  To order, contact UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK, tel: +44 0158 283 1818, fax: +44 0158 283 1414, e-mail: ufaw@ufaw.org.uk, WWW: http//www.ufaw.org.uk/ Prices include postage and handling.

• Raptors and Climbers—Guidance for Managing Technical Climbing To Protect Raptor Nest Sites
  This handbook, produced by the Access Fund in consultation with U.S. resource managers, provides guidance on management of seasonal climbing restrictions to protect nesting raptors, drawing on practices from the 77 climbing locations on public and private land across the United States where wildlife closures are in place. For information or to order, contact Kath Pyke, The Access Fund, P.O. Box 17010, Boulder, CO 80308, tel: (303) 545-6772 ext.104, fax: (303) 545-6774, e-mail: kath@accessfund.org

• Wildlife and the American Experience: Public Attitudes Toward Fish and Wildlife Management
  To order, contact Responsive Management, 245 East Water St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801, tel: (540) 432-1888, fax: (540) 432-1892

• Primate Literature Database on the Web!
  The Primate Information Center’s Primate Literature Database (PrimateLit) is now available for searching on the World Wide Web as a pilot project through Summer 1999. PrimateLit indexes over 140,000 research publications from 1940 to the present.

  There is no charge to access the database during the pilot period. Instead, the PIC staff are soliciting user feedback to help guide development of an outstanding bibliographic search tool for the primatological community. The only requirements for database access are an Internet connection and willingness to answer a short feedback questionnaire.

  Access to PrimateLit is by password only. Contact the PIC to obtain your free password.

  E-mail: pic@u.washington.edu Subject line: Password Request, Message: Include your full name, affiliation, and e-mail address. A password and instructions will be sent by return e-mail.

• Wildlife Forever CD-ROM Curriculum for Elementary Grades 3-6

  This comprehensive teacher’s guide to conservation education and wildlife contains a multimedia CD Rom featuring video clips, images, narration, and animal and bird sounds. Curriculum materials include lessons plans, “wild word” glossary, student worksheets, species sheets, and assessment tools. For ordering information, contact David Frederick, Wildlife Forever, 12301 Whitewater Dr., Suite 210, P.O. Box 3404, Minnetonka, MN 55343, tel: (612) 936-0605, fax: (612) 936-0915.

Available on the World Wide Web

• Ag-Links
  http://www.gennis.com/aggnrl/html
  Produced by the Gennis Agency, this site provides websites of interest to agriculture. Areas include general agriculture, farms and companies, associations, markets, magazines and newsletters, government, research and education, and weather.

• DANR Guide to Disaster Preparedness
  http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-DI_DANRGuide.html
  Produced by the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this publication provides useful information about preparedness for pets and livestock. An excellent resource for training individuals and groups.

• Database of Dutch Alternative Methods
  http://www.pdk.dgk.ruu.nal/nca.dir/new.htm (while you’re here, check out the Report on the Use, Trade, and Harvest of Livestock Sera)
  The NCA (Netherlands Center for Alternatives) compiled a database containing descriptions and references of Dutch research projects focusing on the development of alternatives to animal experiments. Many of these projects are financed by the Dutch Alternatives to Animals Platform. The database is available to the public and freely accessible via the PREX homepage (Steps to follow: click ‘to the databases’, then ‘search the databases’. Login with: NCA-INFO and password: ‘NCA-INFO’, uppercase).

• Dutch Veterinary Information Systems
  http://www.vetinfo.demon.nl/links.htm
  Not only have the Kuiper brothers produced a handy veterinary formulary (VetBase-see elsewhere in this issue), they also have a nice collection of animal- and veterinary-related links on their website.

• E-Vet-The Professionals Veterinary Site
  http://www.e-vet.com
  A free veterinary forum run by vets for vets. Also provides access to the latest veterinary texts, animal-related books, software, databases of veterinary suppliers, and related information, including AWIC!

• Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs
  http://www.minipigs.dk/
  The homepage of Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs contains links to health reports, environmental conditions of the full-barrier facility in Denmark, the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, newsletters, background data–weight development of the minipig, and hematological and clinical chemistry. A special feature is a searchable minipig database of more than 4,800 titles. And it’s in English!

• IACUC and Pain-Related Internet Resources
  http://netvet.wustl.edu/pain.htm
  About 400 resources relevant to pain, its assessment, management, and physiology. Available from who else but Ken Boschert, D.V.M. at Washington University.

• Join Hands
  http://www.joinhand.org
  Join Hands mission is to promote understanding of the processes involved in biological and biomedical research.

• Kids Corner from the American Kennel Club
  http://www.akc.org
  Buried in a long list of other items on the homepage of the American Kennel Club is a link to a nice little newsletter for kids on responsible dog ownership. Includes crossword puzzles, a fun quiz, name that breed, and Dear Bailey–dogdom’s answer to Dear Abby.

• Norwegian Animal Welfare Act–in English
  http://oslovet.veths.no/act.html
  These pages have been compiled by Adrian Smith, D.V.M., Professor and Head of the Laboratory Animal Unit at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.

• Reconstructed Skin–Reproduction of Human Skin
  http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/index.aspx
  This site, produced by international cosmetics producer L’Oréal, is a multimedia presentation of how an in vitro human skin model is being used in basic research as well as to test cosmetics.

• Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms
  http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/abbs.htm
  This list, compiled by staff at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, focuses on abbreviations and acronyms commonly used in veterinary practice.

• Veterinary Parasitology Images Gallery
  http://parasitology.icb2.usp.br/marcelocp
  This site, compiled by Mauricio Garcia, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of São Paulo, Brazil, is an image collection of parasites with veterinary medical importance. Included with each image is a brief essay.

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