2023年度合同動物慰霊祭が開催されました。

English below. 

 

　2023年度合同動物慰霊祭が10月13日に開催されました。本学では、動物実験を実施する薬学部と食物栄養科学部で、教育や研究を遂行する上で犠牲となった実験動物たちの尊い生命への感謝の念を表すため、毎年、両学部合同で動物慰霊祭を実施しています。

 

　昨年度まではコロナ禍に配慮し、代表者のみで開催していましたが、今年は4年ぶりに動物実験に関わる教職員、学生が一堂に会して実験動物への哀悼の意を表しました。

 

　はじめに瀬口和義学長が「薬学、栄養学における動物実験の重要性を理解し、動物実験における３Rsを常に意識して研究を進めて欲しい」とあいさつを述べました。続いて、高橋享子食物栄養科学部長が慰霊の詞、学生代表が感謝の言葉を述べ、その後、参列者全員で黙とうを捧げ、献花を行いました。

 

The 2023 Joint Animal Memorial Service was held.

The 2023 Joint Animal Memorial Service was held on October 13th. The joint animal memorial service is held every year by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, both of which conduct animal experiments, to express our gratitude for the precious lives of the experimental animals sacrificed in the course of education and research.
 
Until last year, the ceremony was held only for representatives in consideration of the pandemic, but this year, for the first time in four years, faculty, staff, and students involved in animal experiments gathered together to express their condolences to the animals involved in the experiments.

　President Kazuyoshi Seguchi began his address by saying, "I hope that you will understand the importance of animal experiments in pharmacology and nutrition, and that you will always be aware of the 3Rs in animal experiments as you pursue your research." This was followed by words of condolence from Dr. Kyoko Takahashi, Dean of the School of Food and Nutrition Sciences, and words of gratitude from a student representative.