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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Who reviews what you do at the zoo? Considerations for research ethics with captive exotic animals |
Author: | Fernandez, E.J. McWhorter, T.J. |
Citation: | Research Ethics, 2023; 19(4):419-432 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 1747-0161 2047-6094 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Eduardo J Fernandez, Todd J McWhorter |
Abstract: | Research in zoos is an important scientific endeavor that requires several complex considerations in order to occur. Among those many considerations are the ethics involved in conducting zoo research. However, it is not always clear how zoo researchers should go about resolving any research ethics matters, even determining when some type of research ethics committee should be involved in those deliberations. Our paper attempts to provide some resolutions for these issues, namely in three sections: (1) a brief history of human and animal research ethics, (2) general guidelines for zoo research ethics applications, and (3) theoretical, ethical dilemmas at the zoo. In each section, we consider pragmatic attempts to resolve any issues, as well as provide examples to illustrate our points. The primary focus of the paper is to facilitate consideration of the wide array of ethical factors any zoo researcher might encounter, as well as provide a basic set of ethical guidelines for zoo research. We also emphasize the importance of the welfare of the animals for all zoo research projects. |
Keywords: | Animal ethics; animal research; animal welfare; ethics committees; zoos |
Rights: | © The Author(s) 2023. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
DOI: | 10.1177/17470161231188615 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470161231188615 |
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