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Animals in Laboratories
Scientist Gets Big Grants Despite Glaring Silence on Monkey Restraint
Animals in LaboratoriesOn July 1, 2019, the National Institutes of Health awarded Johns Hopkins University’s Veit Stuphorn another major grant to study the neural mechanisms involved in risk-taking in monkeys. In year...
The EPA Pledges to End Animal Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesIn September, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to reduce and eventually eliminate its reliance on animal testing to assess the danger of chemicals. Currently, the EPA performs, or...
Illinois Eliminates Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Animals in LaboratoriesIllinois has joined California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. SB 241, sponsored by Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) and signed by Governor...
Talented Rats Induce Empathy in Humans
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a laboratory, people matter: a key contributor to good animal welfare is the presence of compassionate caretakers. Research has shown that a “belief in animal mind” (BAM)—seeing animals as...
A Mouse is a Mouse is… Not a Human
Animals in LaboratoriesNeurobiologists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle may have uncovered one of the reasons why 90 percent of drugs that succeed in mice fail in humans. In...
Human Beliefs and Refinements for Animal Welfare: A Case Study on Rat Tickling in the Laboratory
Animals in LaboratoriesNew research out of Purdue University shows that the beliefs of laboratory animal personnel are highly associated with their implementation of welfare-enhancing enrichment techniques. This study focused on the promising...
Incredible: USDA Secretly Curtails Oversight of AAALAC-Accredited Laboratories
Animals in Laboratories“What you have to do to lose your accreditation is basically give them the finger and say we’re not doing that. Otherwise they will work with you for years.” So stated,...
Let’s Get Serious About Animal Play
Animals in LaboratoriesIn humans, play is considered to be a sign of happiness and good health, and has long been recognized as an important component of child development. Play continues into adulthood,...
Illinois Becomes Third State to Ban Sale of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Press ReleaseAugust 12, 2019Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Cruelty Free International congratulate Illinois for joining California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. SB 241,...
Good Mouse Housekeeping: En Suite Bathroom Makes for Happier Mice
Animals in LaboratoriesMice have a strong preference to nest away from their own waste, and mice in laboratories should be housed in a system of cages that allows them to segregate space...