ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2026
The Shifting Role of the Laboratory Animal Veterinarian: An Emerging Concern.
Article in Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Response to the Veterinary Consortium for Research Animal Care and Welfare: Partnership Is the Point.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2026Article
- Letter to the Editor: Veterinary Expertise as a Foundation of Responsible Animal Research.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2026Article
- Euthanasia of a macaque with self-injurious behavior in a visual neuroscience laboratory.Animal advances · 2026Article
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Abstract
The human-animal relationship is undergoing a profound cultural shift, reshaping how societies-and professionals-understand animal welfare. In biomedical research, these changing attitudes have begun to influence the role of laboratory animal veterinarians, whose work now sits at the intersection of care, ethics, and compliance. While compassion-driven caution is laudable, the growing tendency toward moral gatekeeping risks impeding ethically justified science. This piece argues for renewed partnership between veterinarians and scientists grounded in evidence, trust, and shared responsibility. Sustaining both animal welfare and scientific progress requires not greater division, but deliberate collaboration-anchored in the belief that ethical research involving animals is a moral good.
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