E Pluribus Octo – Building Consensus on Standards of Care and Experimentation in Cephalopod Research; a Historical Outlook

Frontiers in Physiology

Viola Galligioni¹  Graziano Fiorito⁴  Giovanna Ponte⁴  Fabio De Sio⁵  Chantal Marazia⁵  Ioanna Stravidou⁶  Frederike D. Hanke⁷  Kerstin Warnke⁸ 

[1] Association for Cephalopod Research “CephRes,” Naples, Italy;COST Association, Brussels, Belgium;Comparative Medicine Unit, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy;Department of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany;European Research Area, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium;Institute for Biosciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany;Institute of Geological Sciences, Palaeontology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;

关键词: animal care;    cephalopods;    Directive 2010/63/EU;    animal welfare;    mollusks;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphys.2020.00645

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Directive 2010/63/EU “on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes” originally induced some concern among cephalopod researchers, because of the inclusion of cephalopod mollusks as the only invertebrates among the protected species. Here we reflect on the challenges and issues raised by the Directive on cephalopod science, and discuss some of the arguments that elicited discussion within the scientific community, to facilitate the implementation of the Directive 2010/63/EU in the scientific research context. A short overview of the aims of the COST Action FA1301 “CephsInAction,” serves as a paradigmatic instance of a pragmatic and progressive approach adopted to respond to novel legislative concerns through community-building and expansion of the historical horizon. Between 2013 and 2017, the COST Action FA1301 has functioned as a hub for consolidation of the cephalopod research community, including about 200 representatives from 21 countries (19 European). Among its aims, CephsInAction promoted the collection, rationalization, and diffusion of knowledge relevant to cephalopods. In the Supplementary Material to this work, we present the translation of the first-published systematic set of guidelines on the care, management and maintenance of cephalopods in captivity (Grimpe, 1928), as an example of the potential advantages deriving from the confluence of pressing scientific concerns and historical interests.

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