Experts Agree: Vertebrates Can feel pain.
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Subject: All Vertebrates feel pain - New from the National Academies: Recognizing and Alleviating Pain in Animals
Experts convened by the National Academy of Sciences recently concluded that
�all vertebrates should be considered capable of experiencing the aversive
state of pain.� Minimizing animal pain, wherever possible, is important both
ethically and legally. The National Academies have developed a free online
resource to help those who care for and use laboratory animals, farm
animals, and pets to prevent, recognize, and alleviate pain in different
types of animals, from non-human primates to fish. Visit this online
resource at http://nas.edu/pain
