Research on the fetus and newborn is of the greatest importance in contributing to the health and welfare of the entire population. Such research, motivated by humane concern, should be continued and fostered, subject to adequate and clearly defined safeguards.#{176} The American Academy of Pediatrics recogmzes that through research involving previable fetuses, new knowledge may be gained which...

This study aimed to develop an approach about the power of humane care within the concept of nursing through the building of a theoretical structure. Spiegelberg's methodology was used to seek the meaning of the power of humane care for new nurses and for patients. The resulting theoretical structure is based on Parker's theory of power, Patterson and Zderad's humane care, Watson's theories and...

Humane endpoints are a core refinement concept in animal experimentation. This paper identifies an urgent requirement for individuals and institutions to refocus on humane endpoints as part of the transposition of Directive 2010/63/EU into the national laws of the Member States, and to go beyond their legal construction when setting new guidance or applying humane endpoints in practice. It will...

HUMANE SLAUGHTER: THE Ante-Mortem HANDLING Humane slaughter is the technical and scientific proceeding set that guarantees the animal welfare since loading, in the rural property, to the bleeding. The slaughter must be performed without unnecessary suffering. The humane conditions must be presented during preslaughter handling. The animal stunning is considered the most critical operation durin...

As Russell and Burch suggested more than 40 years ago, the most humane science is the best science. The path ahead is clear: pain and distress must be eliminated in animal experiments or reduced to an absolute minimum, and, as scientists, we must use the most humane approaches in our research. To accomplish the best science, we must train those who come after us in the principles and practice o...