Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines: Prospects for Continued Progress

AR Hau; F. A. Guhad; Margaret Cooper; Idle Omar Farah; Bert J. Mohr; Ouajdi Souilem; Jann Hau

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-849880-4.00007-6

Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines: Prospects for Continued Progress

AR Hau, F. A. Guhad, Margaret Cooper, Idle Omar Farah, Bert J. Mohr, Ouajdi Souilem, Jann Hau

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Animal experimentation is common in Africa, despite the fact that legislation in the field is scarce. This chapter is aimed at investigating and reviewing shortfalls in the legislation and guidelines concerning animal welfare in general and laboratory animal experimentation, in particular, in Africa. This was done by studying current legislation in Africa, uncovering the main issues and discussing various prospects for improvement. The discovered issues included the lack of specific regulation of the welfare of animals in research, the inaccessibility of existing legislation, the lack of enforcement mechanisms, and the difficulties of prioritizing animal welfare in an underdeveloped region. African legislation on animal experimentation is in urgent need of review. In order for the relevant legislation to meet international standards, significant improvements must be made.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Laboratory Animals : Regulations and Recommendations for the Care and Use of Animals in Research
Editors	Javier Guillén
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	1 Jan 2017
Edition	2
Pages	221–236
Chapter	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-12-849880-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-849880-4.00007-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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Hau, AR., Guhad, F. A., Cooper, M., Farah, I. O., Mohr, B. J., Souilem, O., & Hau, J. (2017). Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines: Prospects for Continued Progress. In J. Guillén (Ed.), Laboratory Animals: Regulations and Recommendations for the Care and Use of Animals in Research (2 ed., pp. 221–236). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-849880-4.00007-6

Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines: Prospects for Continued Progress. / Hau, AR; Guhad, F. A.; Cooper, Margaret et al.
Laboratory Animals: Regulations and Recommendations for the Care and Use of Animals in Research. ed. / Javier Guillén. 2. ed. Elsevier, 2017. p. 221–236.

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Hau, AR, Guhad, FA, Cooper, M, Farah, IO, Mohr, BJ, Souilem, O & Hau, J 2017, Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines: Prospects for Continued Progress. in J Guillén (ed.), Laboratory Animals: Regulations and Recommendations for the Care and Use of Animals in Research. 2 edn, Elsevier, pp. 221–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-849880-4.00007-6

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