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Annual Report 2001-2002 Science in the service of animal welfare Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Annual Report 2001–2002 Designed and produced by Elizabeth Roberts. Cover photograph by E A Janes, supplied by the Natural History Photographic Agency. Photographs: Blackpool Zoo, Cara McCusker, Samantha Mills, Elizabeth Roberts, UFAW, Galina Zueva. Printed by Halstan & Co Ltd, Plantation Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6HJ. ©UFAW 2002. Published by UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8AN, UK. Tel: 01582 831818 Fax: 01582 831414 Website: www.ufaw.org.uk Email: [email protected] Science in the Service of Animal Welfare Letter from the Chairman lmost every day (or so it seems) my mail contains an Aappeal from a charity. The needs are often so dire and immediate that there seems no moral option but to respond. And yet supporting everything is not a practicable proposi- tion, and decisions for or against often depend on whether a personal chord resonates with the immediate or long-term aims of the charity. For me, and, I imagine, for all of its supporters, the resonation of the UFAW chords is why we are members. The priorities and objectives set out on the next pages are the sheet music from which the Staff and Council play. Their appeal to almost anyone with an interest in the advancement of the welfare of animals by a better understanding of their needs is self-evident — and yet our profile in relation to some other animal charities is low. Profile — and resonating chords — are essential to raising the funds needed to attain our objectives. The talent, enthusiasm and commitment of the staff have raised and maintained UFAW’s profile over the last 75 years and our strategy is to raise it further. However, there is an additional powerful resource among our members and supporters to further this strategy. More new members would greatly enhance the core strength of the Federation. Feel free to impart your own enthusiasm (and resonations) for UFAW to your own like-minded friends and colleagues. We will welcome them! Ronald Anderson Science in the Service of Animal Welfare 1 UFAW ANNUAL REPORT he Universities Federation for Animal Welfare is an internationally respected animal welfare Tcharity. Its formal objectives are set out in detail in the memorandum of association. The Federation seeks to achieve these by: Changing attitudes and perceptions… UFAW promotes a humane, caring attitude towards domestic animals and those animals with which we interact in the wild, to reduce any stress, pain or fear inflicted upon them by humans. Encouraging care and consideration… UFAW encourages consideration for the physical and mental needs of all animals under human stewardship: on farms, in laboratories, in zoos, in the wild, and those kept as pets. Providing funds and enlisting expertise… UFAW funds animal welfare research and enlists the help of animal handlers and research workers to discover the needs of different species and the ways in which such needs can best be met. Publishing and disseminating information… UFAW publishes animal care handbooks, videos, leaflets, reports, and the journal Animal Welfare, to make information available to people who work with, are responsible for, or simply care about animals. Giving balanced and impartial advice… UFAW provides balanced technical information and advice about animal welfare matters to other animal charities and organisations, educators, religious bodies, and Government depart- ments. Care without confrontation… UFAW promotes the use of non-animal alternatives in experimentation, the refinement of techniques to minimise discomfort, and the reduction of the number of animals used. UFAW tries to avoid wasting time in public controversies relating to the general legitimacy of the use of animals in science. 2 Science in the Service of Animal Welfare UFAW’s priorities FAW’s motto is ‘Science in the Service of Animal Welfare’. USince its foundation, the charity has worked to bring about advances in animal welfare through the promotion of science aimed at determining animals’ needs and how these needs can be met. UFAW’s activities are focussed on the priorities identi- fied in a review of strategy undertaken in 1997, namely: • Encouragement and support of high-quality research likely to lead to substantial advances in animal welfare; • Promotion of education about animal welfare, particularly at the tertiary (university and college) level; • Promotion of animal welfare by provision of advice, dissemination of information, development of guidelines and legislation, and organisation of workshops and meetings. Through championing the rational, sympathetic but unsenti- mental approach charted by UFAW’s founder, the late Major Charles Hume, the charity has played a key role in the develop- ment of animal welfare in the UK and internationally. It has been able to do this thanks to the generosity and loyalty of its This year... supporters, whose help we most gratefully acknowledge on behalf of the charity. It is tempting to say that this has been an exceptionally busy year, but scanning through UFAW Annual Reports for the past half-dozen decades, one has to conclude that so were all the others! Being a small organisation, with an independent, scientific stance, and with a wide remit — for the welfare of farm, laboratory, companion, and captive and “UFAW can justifiably be proud of what they have free-living animals — UFAW is called upon for advice and assistance achieved for animal welfare in the seventy-five years since with a diverse array of problems and issues, and by many agencies and they were founded. What is remarkable is that all this individuals. In addition to the other activities outlined in this report, has been co-ordinated by such a small group of highly staff have organised workshops, presented papers at international meet- ings in the UK and overseas, and published a variety of papers in the sci- professional full time staff. Their strength has been that, entific press. On 11 May 2002 the Chief Executive and Scientific throughout UFAW’s history, they have maintained the Director, James Kirkwood (above), was presented with the British support and recognition of the leading academics in ani- Veterinary Zoological Society’s award for meritorious achievement at their Spring Meeting, in recognition of his outstanding contributions mal welfare. This well-written, entertaining and very read- in the fields of zoological veterinary surgery, medicine and research. able short history of UFAW is a fine tribute to all those During the year, the Deputy Director, Robert Hubrecht (below), was who have been involved in the organisation.” appointed as a member of the Government’s Animal Procedures Committee and completed his term as Chair of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Defence. Excerpt from Dr Martin Potter’s review, pub- lished in the newsletter of the Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Association (AWSELVA Newsletter 5: 11-12), of Science in the Service of Animal Welfare: A Chronicle of 75 Years of UFAW by Stephen Wickens, published by UFAW. Science in the Service of Animal Welfare 3 RESEARCH he welfare of animals under human care depends upon the Improving conditions for laboratory animals following: T In 1953, UFAW researchers William Russell and Rex Burch began their 1) belief in the sentience of the animals; work to improve the welfare of laboratory animals, which led to the pub- 2) understanding that this is a morally important matter; lication in 1958 of The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique which 3) having proper knowledge of the animals’ needs; set out the 3Rs approach. The 3Rs — Replacement of the use of animals 4) having the ability and resources to meet these needs, and; with non-sentient models wherever possible, Reduction of the number 5) applying these beliefs, abilities and resources conscientiously. of animals that have to be used to the minimum required to achieve the UFAW’s efforts are focussed largely at the third of these desired result, and Refinement of techniques and husbandry so as to minimise the risk of harm — have been adopted around the world as the points — improving knowledge of animals’ needs. It is now key guiding principles of humane research and have had a significant accepted widely, although it was not always so, that a broad impact on laboratory animal welfare. range of species of animals are sentient — that is, that they have the capacity to experience unpleasant and pleasant feel- UFAW’s efforts to improve laboratory animal welfare continue. The ings — and that it is important that this is taken into account in charity funds both applied research (eg identifying ways of improving housing conditions) for which there are few other sources of financial our interactions with them. The bottleneck in promoting good assistance, and research into more fundamental problems such as devel- animal welfare is now very frequently at the third step — a oping reliable methods of welfare assessment and gaining insight into lack of proper understanding of animals’ needs and of how the mental states of animals (see, for example, the Research Training these can be recognised. For many species, including some that Scholarships opposite). There are strong financial and political pressures have been kept in very large numbers for very many years, helping to drive progress in replacement and reduction but the third R, knowledge of environmental and psychological needs remains refinement, although remaining extremely
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