You Are a Member of Your University's Institutional Animal Care

Essay

You are a member of your university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and you have received an application for an animal research study.The researcher would like to determine if a new drug may reduce symptoms of fibromyalgia,a chronic pain disorder,and proposes studying 100 monkeys using procedures that will cause moderate pain.A federal agency has reviewed a grant proposal submitted by the researcher and found the work to have high scientific value.Provide questions or comments for your review of the application that includes each of the 3Rs and an ethical cost assessment.