4 AVMA GUIDELINES FOR THE EUTHANASIA OF ANIMALS: 2020 EDITION Part I—Introduction and General Comments I1 Preface Animal issues are no longer socially invisible, and increasingly, greater attention is being devoted to understanding the moral significance of experi-ences of animals and to taking into consideration the welfare of animals.

2020年4月29日 · On January 15, 2020, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued and posted an updated version of the Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals. The 2020 Edition is available for download at https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf .

2023年1月29日 · 安乐死是动物福利和伦理的核心内容之一，是指以迅速造成动物意识丧失而致身体、心理痛苦最小的方法结束动物的生命。 1963年至今，美国兽医协会（AVMA）定期组织专家在对评价现有安乐死方法的基础上编写《动物安乐死指南》，每7～10年更新一次，至今已有8版。 《动物安乐死指南》2020版依据国际最新的研究结果，在原有版本基础上对安乐死方法进一步补充和修订。 该指南全面介绍了动物安乐死概念、评价方法、安乐死方法及实施技术，并针对伴 …

2021年2月1日 · Laboratory animal medicine is recognized by the AVMA as the specialty field within veterinary medicine that is responsible for diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease and preventing or minimizing pain and discomfort in research animals and for identifying complicating factors in animals used as subjects in biomedical activities.

Preserving animal welfare means considering all aspects of an animal’s wellbeing, both physical and mental. Learn strategies to protect the welfare of animals in any setting, from pets to horses, livestock, poultry, laboratory, zoo, wildlife, and more.

The AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals offer best practices for humanely ending animals’ lives when necessary. Since they were first published in 1963, the globally-recognized guidelines have undergone regular review to keep up to date with scientific changes.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is an American not-for-profit association founded in 1863 that represents more than 105,000 veterinarians. [1] The AVMA provides information resources, continuing education opportunities, publications, and discounts on personal and professional products, programs, and services.

During times of crisis or major catastrophe, depopulation of affected animals may sometimes be the most ethical and compassionate action to take. Dr. Steven Leary, chair of the AVMA panel that wrote AVMA’s first Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals, gives an overview of this important guidance document released in 2019.

The AVMA, as a medical authority for the health and welfare of animals, offers the following eight integrated principles for developing and evaluating animal welfare policies, resolutions, and actions.

本文总结了2020版《指南》的更新内容,并在此基础上归纳列举了适用于常见实验动物种类的首选安乐死方法、条件性接受安乐死方法和不可接受的安乐死方法,另外简述了实施动物安乐死的基本原则和注意事项。