11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal use in the Life Sciences

Event details

Date:

22 August 2021

Location:

Online
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    About the event

    We convened a ‘Focus on Severe Suffering’ session, where speakers covered topics including:

    • reducing suffering in animal models of neuropathic and inflammatory pain, sepsis and colitis
    • tailoring humane endpoints
    • avoiding mortality
       

    Summary

    Aims of this session

    Provide support, information and inspiration to help reduce – or ideally avoid – severe suffering.

    Main focus on disease models:

    • Resources produced by RSPCA and with partner organisations – IAT, LASA, LAVA
    • Practical case studies
    • Panel discussion

    Resources