Titel: Animal Research Ethics as Interaction of Research Ethics, Animal Ethics and (Animal Protection) Law. International Perspectives on Theoretical and Cultural Differences

Termin: 5.9.2022 bis 9.9.2022

Veranstaltungsort:
Hannover Medical School
Germany

Weitere Informationen:
https://www.mhh.de/institute-zentren-forschungseinrichtungen/institut- ...

Kurzbeschreibung: Animal experiments are controversially discussed in society and science, but distortions are also apparent between animal ethics and biomedical research ethics. For some years now, efforts have been made to reconnect animal ethics and research ethics in particular. This one-week, international retreat organized by the Institute for Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is intended to address questions of the conception and implementation of a (more) international animal research ethics in the context of basic and translational biomedical research.

In detail, the retreat will examine the interplay between research ethics, animal ethics and (animal welfare) laws. In doing so, cultural differences will also be considered, which influence the manifestations of the concepts up to the actual regulations (with a focus on Europe). This examination is necessary to enable a plausible conception of a common animal research ethics as well as to better understand the current implementation of such an ethics: How and to what extent could national and cultural differences be reduced? How could related problematic practices be addressed (e.g., "ethics dumping", the outsourcing of research to countries with less stringent legal requirements)?
Furthermore, the retreat will address how realistic international efforts actually are, and what influence cultural, religious, and political interests might have.

Kontakt: Felicitas Selter, PhD
Institute for Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine
Hannover Medical School
Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1
30625 Hanover
Germany
Tel.: +49 511 532-5810
animalresearchethics@mh-hannover.de

Wissenschaftliche Leitung: Dr. phil. Marcel Mertz, Dr. PH Hannes Kahrass

Schlagworte: Forschungsethik, Tierethik