The 3Hs Initiative – Housing, Handling and Habituation

The 3Hs Initiative aims to improve the lives of laboratory rodents through refined management approaches which impact on lifetime experience and cumulative suffering.

The framework was developed by a team of neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, led by Professor Emma Robinson, who have quantified animals' emotional experiences to build the evidence base for refinements to housing, handling and habituation.

Webinar (2024)

This webinar covers the background and principles of the 3Hs Initiative. It includes quantitative evidence of the welfare benefits of the different approaches and provides an insight into the protocols used by the research team at the University of Bristol.