Despite the existence of regulatory documents addressing the ethical review of experimental animal welfare in our country, medical colleges and universities continue to grapple with numerous challenges in conducting such reviews. These challenges encompass imbalances in the constitution of ethical review committees, constraints in the ethical review process for experimental animal welfare, and the absence of a comprehensive monitoring mechanism for these committees. This paper traces the evolution of standardizing the review of experimental animal welfare in our country, elucidating the challenges faced by medical institutions during the review process. It then advocates for specific measures, including the enhancement of legislation pertaining to experimental animal welfare ethics, the establishment of a multifaceted supervision mechanism for ethical reviews in medical colleges and universities, the implementation of educational programs focusing on experimental animal welfare ethics, and the refinement of personnel training systems.

Min Yang, Liangsha Zhang, Yi Long. Research progress on the ethical review of experimental animal welfare in medical colleges. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 1: 102-106. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2024.060118.

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