Chapter 2 - Laws, Regulations and Policies Relating to the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research

Abstract

Around the world there are laws, regulations, treaties, conventions, policies and organizational and other requirements to the use of many species in biomedical research but there are also often further specific requirements for nonhuman primates. These specific requirements result from a number of factors including species differences, political initiatives, cultural and social perspectives, medical needs, moral and ethical concerns, concerns on capacity for pain and distress, animal and human health controls, health and safety requirements, programs to assure supply, and measures for species conservation. These requirements are summarized as they must be understood by those involved in the care and use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research.