Pain and Pain Management in Non-Human Species
Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
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Welcome to the home page of the IASP-SIG on Pain and Pain Management in Non-Human Species. This SIG is currently in formation, and we encourage you to contact us for further information

8th June 2008 update - Registration will close on 15th July

SIG Objectives


  • To encourage basic and clinical research on the recognition of pain in animals, mechanisms of pain in animals, and management of pain in animals.

  • To encourage the use of spontaneous animal disease as a model for studying mechanisms and alleviation of human pain.

  • To encourage cross-species collaboration in pain research.

  • To act as a central point for interdisciplinary discussion of pain in non-human species.

SIG Officers


B. Duncan X. Lascelles, BVSc, PhD: (Interim-Chair)