Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out
Animals in LaboratoriesThe Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This 2035 target date was originally announced in September 2019 (see AWI...
While Primates Suffer, Research Labs Benefit from Paltry Fines, Lax USDA Oversight
Press ReleaseFebruary 2, 2024Animals in LaboratoriesNational Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) that experiment on nonhuman primates stand to gain an additional $30 million in taxpayer funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for fiscal year...
Investigation Uncovers Disturbing Details of Neuralink Monkey Study
Animals in LaboratoriesElon Musk and his biotech company Neuralink made headlines recently as multiple news organizations reported on requests for the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Musk’s claim that monkeys who...
OLAW Oversight Fails to Protect Mice in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesInstitutions that receive Public Health Service (PHS) funding and conduct research using live vertebrate animals are required by law to have an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) that...
Beastly
Animals in Laboratories, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeKeggie Carew’s background is not in science (her career started in contemporary art), and it shows. Her book, Beastly: The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us, is not the first book...
Care Standards Considered for Cephalopods
Animals in LaboratoriesCurrently, there is no federal oversight of the use of invertebrates in research in the United States. In a welcome move, the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal...
Horseshoe Crabs May See Relief from Toxin Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesHundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs are used for endotoxin testing in the United States each year, bled for their blood’s ability to clot in the presence of toxins. An...
3D Printing for Conservation
Animals in LaboratoriesIn 2020, Drs. Constance Woodman and Giridhar Athrey of Texas A&M University were awarded an AWI Refinement Research Award for a study investigating the toxicity of various 3D printing materials...
In Lucrative Primate Trade, Enforcing the Law Makes Industry Cry Foul
Animals in LaboratoriesRecent developments regarding imports of endangered long-tailed macaques for experimentation underscore the role that financial incentives play in the primate trade, and shed new light on industry efforts to keep...
Two Funding Opportunities for Animals in Labs
Animals in LaboratoriesCalling on those who work with animals in research laboratories in the United States or Canada and strive to improve their welfare: AWI now has two funding opportunities—one to enable...