Immobilization is the forced restriction of movement of all or part of an animal’s body, either by physical or chemical means. It is used to impose management of some kind, for human and/or animal benefit. Immobilization is a common practice in many animal management procedures. Here we’ll examine the impact of immobilization on welfare, outline the ethics of use in different situations, and consider ways of improving standards in these areas Physical immobilization methods usually involve traps to restrain the whole animal (eg. pitfall traps, cage traps, box traps, crush cages, plastic tubes, restraint boards, restraint chairs), or part of the animal (eg. snares, leg-hold traps, chutes, head-holding devices) or just use direct handling restraint.
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Immobilization and Animal Welfare
Immobilization is the forced restriction of movement of all or part of an animal’s body, either by physical or chemical means. It is used to impose management of some kind, for human and/or animal benefit. Immobilization is a common practice in many animal management procedures. Here we’ll examine the impact of immobilization on welfare, outline the ethics of use in different situations, and consider ways of improving standards in these areas Physical immobilization methods usually involve traps to restrain the whole animal (eg. pitfall traps, cage traps, box traps, crush cages, plastic tubes, restraint boards, restraint chairs), or part of the animal (eg. snares, leg-hold traps, chutes, head-holding devices) or just use direct handling restraint.