Competing Conceptions of Primate Welfare and Their Implications for Professional Autonomy

灵长类动物福利的相互竞争的概念及其对职业自治的影响

• 批准号: 9311601
• 负责人: Richard Haynes
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-15 至 1995-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9311601&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Competing; Conceptions; Primate; Welfare; Their

9311601 Haynes Current federal legislation regulating the treatment of animals in research incorporates a requirement that the physical environment in research facilities be "adequate to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates." The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the different and competing conceptions of welfare that various professional and lay groups bring to the discussion of this requirement. The goal is to clarify the issues about which the discussants disagree. This can help to provide a framework for conflict resolution, especially in considering the role of expert knowledge in regulating the humane use of laboratory animals. With assistance from a primatology graduate student, the investigator will collect and analyse relevant information indicating how different groups conceive of psychological well being and of the enrichment plans intended to promote it. Besides examining written materials, the investigator will attend a wide range of conferences and meetings and visit a variety of agencies and organizations, including selected regional primate centers, in order to gather information and interview representatives of different professional and lay groups on the topic. The analysis of materials and conversations will allow the investigator to develop a prelininary report to summarize findings and to consider whether a more formal survey would be useful. Telephone interviews will be conducted during the last several months of the project, to pretest questions for a potential survey, to provide a basis for revising and evaluating the preliminary report, and to develop dissemination plans. Results from project will be disseminated in the form of a book and articles, as presentations to interested groups, and in symposia. This project, by generating insight into the ways professional and lay people think about the psychological well being of primates, will provide assistance in improving communication and resolvin g policy disputes. ***

9311601海恩斯目前规范研究中动物待遇的联邦立法包括一项要求，即研究设施的物理环境“足以促进非人类灵长类动物的心理健康。“这项研究的目的是确定和审查各种专业和非专业团体在讨论这项要求时提出的不同和相互竞争的福利概念。 目的是澄清讨论者意见不一的问题。 这有助于为解决冲突提供一个框架，特别是在考虑专业知识在规范人道使用实验室动物方面的作用时。 在一名灵长类研究生的协助下，研究人员将收集和分析相关信息，这些信息表明不同群体如何看待心理健康以及旨在促进心理健康的丰富计划。除了审查书面材料外，研究人员将参加各种会议和会议，并访问各种机构和组织，包括选定的区域灵长类中心，以便收集资料，并就这一专题采访不同专业和非专业团体的代表。 对材料和对话的分析将使调查者能够编写一份初步报告，总结调查结果，并考虑是否需要进行更正式的调查。 在项目的最后几个月将进行电话访谈，以便为可能进行的调查预先测试问题，为修订和评价初步报告提供基础，并制定传播计划。 项目的成果将以书籍和文章的形式传播，向感兴趣的团体介绍，并在专题讨论会上传播。 这个项目通过深入了解专业人士和非专业人士对灵长类动物心理健康的看法，将为改善沟通和解决政策争端提供帮助。 ***