Problem
Experimental exposure of animals to pain
Other Names:
Trauma-inducing experiments on animalsExperimental induction of psychological stress in animals
Nature:
As a means of obtaining insights in human psychology, animals are subjected to prolonged isolation as well as being exposed to pain and stress. Such experiments may include withholding postoperative pain-killers. Electric shocks may be administered, whether to observe psychological reactions or to condition the animals to respond to various stimuli.
Incidence:
In the UK in 1986, 25,650 experiments were conducted involving the deliberate induction of psychological stress in animals. Restraining chairs and racks are used for monkeys, cats and dogs to clamp them into a fixed position for periods extending up to months. A wide range of mechanical devices are used to batter animals with hammers or crush them with clamps. Other devices in standard experiments are used to inflict electric shock, extreme heat and extreme cold.
Broader Problems:
Cruel treatment of animals for research Related Problems:
Stressful psychological environment Aggravates:
Pain Subject(s):
Innovative change → LogicMedicine → Nervous system
Medicine → Pathology
Psychology → Psychology
Psychology → Stress
Research, Standards → Experimental
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST