Advancing Ethical Principles for Non-Invasive, Respectful Research with Nonhuman Animal Participants

IF 0.6 4区农林科学 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Society & Animals Pub Date : 2020-04-24 DOI:10.1163/15685306-00001810

Lauren E. Van Patter, C. Blattner

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Abstract

Animal studies scholars are increasingly engaging with nonhuman animals firsthand to better understand their lifeworlds and interests. The current 3R framework is inadequate to guide respectful, non-invasive research relations that aim to encounter animals as meaningful participants and safeguard their well-being. This article responds to this gap by advancing ethical principles for research with animals guided by respect, justice, and reflexivity. It centers around three core principles: non-maleficence (including duties around vulnerability and confidentiality); beneficence (including duties around reciprocity and representation); and voluntary participation (involving mediated informed consent and ongoing embodied assent). We discuss three areas (inducements, privacy, and refusing research) that merit further consideration. The principles we advance serve as a starting point for further discussions as researchers across disciplines strive to conduct multispecies research that is guided by respect for otherness, geared to ensuring animals’ flourishing, and committed to a nonviolent ethic.

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推进非人类动物非侵入性、尊重性研究的伦理原则

动物研究学者越来越多地与非人类动物进行直接接触，以更好地了解它们的生活世界和兴趣。目前的3R框架不足以指导尊重，非侵入性的研究关系，旨在将动物视为有意义的参与者并保护它们的福祉。本文通过在尊重、公正和反身性的指导下推进动物研究的伦理原则来回应这一差距。它围绕着三个核心原则:非恶意(包括围绕脆弱性和保密性的责任);慈善(包括互惠和代表的责任);自愿参与(包括调解的知情同意和持续的具体同意)。我们讨论了值得进一步考虑的三个方面(诱因、隐私和拒绝研究)。我们提出的原则可以作为进一步讨论的起点，因为跨学科的研究人员努力进行多物种研究，这些研究以尊重他人为指导，旨在确保动物的繁荣，并致力于非暴力伦理。

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来源期刊

Society & Animals 社会科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.