Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK
Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of official guidelines, support, and statistics, which are unsurprisingly orientated towards the laboratory environm...
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| author | Alexandra Palmer Beth Greenhough Pru Hobson-West Reuben Message James N. Aegerter Zoe Belshaw Ngaire Dennison Roger Dickey Julie Lane Jamie Lorimer Kate Millar Chris Newman Kirsten Pullen S. James Reynolds Dominic J. Wells Matthew J. Witt Sarah Wolfensohn |
| author_facet | Alexandra Palmer Beth Greenhough Pru Hobson-West Reuben Message James N. Aegerter Zoe Belshaw Ngaire Dennison Roger Dickey Julie Lane Jamie Lorimer Kate Millar Chris Newman Kirsten Pullen S. James Reynolds Dominic J. Wells Matthew J. Witt Sarah Wolfensohn |
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| description | Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of official guidelines, support, and statistics, which are unsurprisingly orientated towards the laboratory environment in which the majority of animal research takes place. In September 2019, four social scientists from the Animal Research Nexus program gathered together a group of 13 experts to discuss nonlaboratory research under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (A(SP)A) of 1986 (mirroring European Union (EU) Directive 2010/63/EU), which is the primary mechanism for regulating animal research in the UK. Such nonlaboratory research under the A(SP)A often occurs at Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs). The primary objective of the workshop was to assemble a diverse group with experience across a variety of POLEs (e.g., wildlife field sites, farms, fisheries, veterinary clinics, zoos) to explore the practical, ethical, and regulatory challenges of conducting research at POLEs. While consensus was not sought, nor reached on every point of discussion, we collectively identified five key areas that we propose require further discussion and attention. These relate to: (1) support and training; (2) ethical review; (3) cultures of care, particularly in nonregulated research outside of the laboratory; (4) the setting of boundaries; and (5) statistics and transparency. The workshop generated robust discussion and thereby highlighted the value of focusing on the unique challenges posed by POLEs, and the need for further opportunities for exchanging experiences and sharing best practice relating to research projects outside of the laboratory in the UK and elsewhere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86d6754cbea9423bbd5ef071341043dc2023-11-20T16:56:30ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-10-011010186810.3390/ani10101868Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UKAlexandra Palmer0Beth Greenhough1Pru Hobson-West2Reuben Message3James N. Aegerter4Zoe Belshaw5Ngaire Dennison6Roger Dickey7Julie Lane8Jamie Lorimer9Kate Millar10Chris Newman11Kirsten Pullen12S. James Reynolds13Dominic J. Wells14Matthew J. Witt15Sarah Wolfensohn16School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, UKSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, UKSchool of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UKSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, UKNational Wildlife Management Centre, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UKPDSA Nottingham, Dunkirk Road, Nottingham NG7 2PH, UKBiological Services, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UKArmy Ornithological Society (AOS), Aldershot GU11 1PS, UKNational Wildlife Management Centre, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UKSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, UKCentre for Applied Bioethics, School of Biosciences and School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SVMS), University of Nottingham, Nottingham LE12 5PF, UKWildlife Conservation Research Unit, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX13 5QL, UKWild Planet Trust, Paignton Zoo, Totnes Road, Paignton TQ4 7EU, UKArmy Ornithological Society (AOS), Aldershot GU11 1PS, UKDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, UKCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UKSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, UKResearch involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of official guidelines, support, and statistics, which are unsurprisingly orientated towards the laboratory environment in which the majority of animal research takes place. In September 2019, four social scientists from the Animal Research Nexus program gathered together a group of 13 experts to discuss nonlaboratory research under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (A(SP)A) of 1986 (mirroring European Union (EU) Directive 2010/63/EU), which is the primary mechanism for regulating animal research in the UK. Such nonlaboratory research under the A(SP)A often occurs at Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs). The primary objective of the workshop was to assemble a diverse group with experience across a variety of POLEs (e.g., wildlife field sites, farms, fisheries, veterinary clinics, zoos) to explore the practical, ethical, and regulatory challenges of conducting research at POLEs. While consensus was not sought, nor reached on every point of discussion, we collectively identified five key areas that we propose require further discussion and attention. These relate to: (1) support and training; (2) ethical review; (3) cultures of care, particularly in nonregulated research outside of the laboratory; (4) the setting of boundaries; and (5) statistics and transparency. The workshop generated robust discussion and thereby highlighted the value of focusing on the unique challenges posed by POLEs, and the need for further opportunities for exchanging experiences and sharing best practice relating to research projects outside of the laboratory in the UK and elsewhere.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1868animal researchanimal welfarefarmsfisheriesgovernancepolicy |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Palmer Beth Greenhough Pru Hobson-West Reuben Message James N. Aegerter Zoe Belshaw Ngaire Dennison Roger Dickey Julie Lane Jamie Lorimer Kate Millar Chris Newman Kirsten Pullen S. James Reynolds Dominic J. Wells Matthew J. Witt Sarah Wolfensohn Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK Animals animal research animal welfare farms fisheries governance policy |
| title | Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK |
| title_full | Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK |
| title_short | Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK |
| title_sort | animal research beyond the laboratory report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments poles in the uk |
| topic | animal research animal welfare farms fisheries governance policy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1868 |
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