We’re pleased to share that the reports from our two Focus on Severe Suffering events held in November 2024 are now live.
“Minimising Pain” at Newcastle University
The meeting featured two sessions: “Refining Pain in Pain Research”, focusing on reducing pain in studies where pain is the subject of research, and “Refining Pain in Painful Procedures”, addressing pain reduction in areas causing severe suffering without pain as the objective.
Read the full report here.
“Refinements of Animal Studies with a Focus on Severe Suffering” at Gentilly, France.
Our 6th international Focus on Severe Suffering meeting took place at Sanofi in Gentilly, organised in collaboration with FC3R, AFSTAL, GIRCOR, OPAL, Sanofi, RN-SBEA, RN-CEEA, and DCL Solutions. The one-and-a-half day meeting featured case studies of refinements, guidance on how to use the RSPCA Roadmap to reduce severe suffering, and the role of Animal Welfare Bodies (AWBs).
Read the full report here.
Both reports summarise the key presentations, discussion points, and actionable steps to help the research community refine practices and reduce suffering. We hope these insights enable further efforts to reduce and avoid severe suffering. Get in touch with any feedback, thoughts or suggestions at animalsinscience@rspca.org.uk.