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Animals in Laboratories
Santa Cruz Biotechnology Agrees to $3.5M Fine, License Revocation
Press ReleaseMay 20, 2016Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) lauds the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for reaching a settlement agreement in its multiple cases against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers—resulting in the...
A Square Solution to Handling Mice
Animals in LaboratoriesMice are the most common animal used in research. Many routine procedures (including blood pressure measurement, injections, and blood collection) require the mouse to be restrained. As manual restraint can...
Researchers Recoil from Santa Cruz Biotech as Company Jettisons Its Goats and Rabbits
Animals in LaboratoriesA firestorm has rained down on Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—long one of the world’s largest antibody producers—following a February 19, 2016, Nature article entitled “Thousands of goats and rabbits...
Trimming Toenails Saves Mice
Animals in LaboratoriesFor mice in laboratories, ulcerative dermatitis is a common condition affecting their health and welfare. It is also often a death sentence, as the most common treatments are rarely effective....
Disappearance of Goats, Rabbits at Santa Cruz Biotechnology Raises Questions About Facility’s Future
Press ReleaseFebruary 19, 2016Animals in LaboratoriesA recently released United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection report from January 2016 discloses that Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest producers of animal-derived research antibodies, has...
Air Transporter Repeatedly Cited for Not Providing Basic Care to Monkeys
Animals in LaboratoriesOn December 8, 2014, Air Transport International (ATI) was cited by the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), after it transported 1,148 monkeys from China to Houston...
Déjà Vu: Latest OIG Report Again Censures USDA’s Enforcement of the AWA
Animals in LaboratoriesIn December 2014, the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its latest broadside against the inadequacy of the USDA’s enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). This sharply critical...
For Animals in Research, Euthanasia Should Not Add Suffering
Animals in LaboratoriesThe conclusion of a study almost always means euthanasia (from the Greek for “easy death”) for animals in research. As with all phases of research, there are moral, regulatory, and...
Research Animal Adoption: A Growing Trend
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsWhat happens to animals in research, after they are no longer needed for a study? In some cases, the research protocol does not call for euthanasia of the animals. Thus,...
Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is pleased to announce publication of the tenth edition of Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, our guide to the humane housing and handling of animals in research. AWI has produced...