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  text: The concept of Culture of Care fosters a research environment where lab animals
    and humans are cared for and respected. Several aspects, such as perception of
    suffering, time, perceived value of an animal, potential benefits of the research,
    and public opinion, might influence care for animals. The European Directive 2010/63/EU
    on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes has represented an advance
    in animal welfare standards and care. However, the question of how we care about
    animals in practice, and of why this debate is important to reflect on still exist.
    Therefore, we draw upon the case study of laboratory non-human primates, to illustrate
    how these tensions go from theory to practice. It illustrates the conflicts and
    emotions, by exposing the limitations of the standards and norms in the field.
    Debating care requires a more comprehensive notion of care, one that goes beyond
    normative decisions to enable care in practice.
acknowledgement: "This publication is based upon work from the Ethics Crossover Group
  within the cost Action improve (“3Rs concepts to improve the quality of biomedical
  science”), ca21139, supported by cost (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).\r\nWe
  sincerely thank Nuno Franco for critical reviewing the manuscript.\r\nWe acknowledge
  support by Open Access Publishing Fund of Karl Landsteiner University, Krems, Austria."
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author:
- first_name: Sophie
  full_name: Schober, Sophie
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  last_name: Schober
- first_name: Augusto
  full_name: Vitale, Augusto
  last_name: Vitale
- first_name: Brigida
  full_name: Riso, Brigida
  last_name: Riso
citation:
  ama: 'Schober S, Vitale A, Riso B. How we care about laboratory animals: Acknowledging
    differences towards a more comprehensive concept of caring. <i>Journal of Applied
    Animal Ethics Research</i>. 2026;8(1):88-104. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078">10.1163/25889567-bja10078</a>'
  apa: 'Schober, S., Vitale, A., &#38; Riso, B. (2026). How we care about laboratory
    animals: Acknowledging differences towards a more comprehensive concept of caring.
    <i>Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research</i>. Brill Academic Publishers. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078">https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078</a>'
  chicago: 'Schober, Sophie, Augusto Vitale, and Brigida Riso. “How We Care about
    Laboratory Animals: Acknowledging Differences towards a More Comprehensive Concept
    of Caring.” <i>Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research</i>. Brill Academic Publishers,
    2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078">https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078</a>.'
  ieee: 'S. Schober, A. Vitale, and B. Riso, “How we care about laboratory animals:
    Acknowledging differences towards a more comprehensive concept of caring,” <i>Journal
    of Applied Animal Ethics Research</i>, vol. 8, no. 1. Brill Academic Publishers,
    pp. 88–104, 2026.'
  ista: 'Schober S, Vitale A, Riso B. 2026. How we care about laboratory animals:
    Acknowledging differences towards a more comprehensive concept of caring. Journal
    of Applied Animal Ethics Research. 8(1), 88–104.'
  mla: 'Schober, Sophie, et al. “How We Care about Laboratory Animals: Acknowledging
    Differences towards a More Comprehensive Concept of Caring.” <i>Journal of Applied
    Animal Ethics Research</i>, vol. 8, no. 1, Brill Academic Publishers, 2026, pp.
    88–104, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10078">10.1163/25889567-bja10078</a>.'
  short: S. Schober, A. Vitale, B. Riso, Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research
    8 (2026) 88–104.
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date_created: 2026-10-18T22:01:53Z
date_published: 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-10-19T08:28:37Z
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