Animal Welfare Committee
In cooperation with the animal welfare officers, an animal welfare committee monitors compliance with animal welfare. The establishment of such a committee is required by…
Animal welfare at the FLI
Taking animal welfare seriously means accepting a high level of responsibility for the welfare of laboratory animals. At the FLI, specially trained animal caretakers and…
Before an animal experiment can be conducted in Germany, it must be approved by the competent authority. For the FLI, the responsible body is the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection…
Animal experiments at the FLI
At the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), scientists are investigating the biological basis of aging. Since aging is a process that affects the…
The performance of these animal experiments is strictly regulated by the Animal Welfare Act and requires a multi-stage approval process. They are planned and carried out exclusively by persons who…
The 3R principle is the fundamental ethical principle of laboratory animal science. Its aim is to reduce the frequency of animal experiments to what is absolutely necessary and to minimize the…