Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Ethical Antibodies—Researchers Deciding that “Animal Welfare Matters”
Animals in LaboratoriesOn October 16, 2015, Alice Ra’anan and Bill Yates of the American Physiological Society published a blog post for Speaking of Research entitled “Caveat Emptor,” with the subtitle “A current...
Last of NIH Chimpanzees to Be Retired
Animals in LaboratoriesOn November 18, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it would retire all of its remaining chimpanzees used for research and relocate them to sanctuaries. In 2013, as a...
USDA to Present Case Against Santa Cruz Biotechnology in Historic Proceeding
Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2015Animals in LaboratoriesThe US Department of Agriculture’s case against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers, is scheduled to be heard by an administrative law judge beginning Tuesday,...
Animal Suffering Makes for Sloppy Science
Animals in LaboratoriesA recent retraction of a paper describing a study involving squirrel monkeys at the now-closed New England National Primate Research Center (NENPRC) shows once again that poor animal welfare leads...
Setting Standards: How Best to Meet the Needs of Nonhuman Primates in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesAs the USDA considers a Petition for Rulemaking to establish criteria to promote the psychological well-being of primates, a discussion concerning regulations based on “performance standards” as opposed to “engineering...
Testing Empathy While Showing None
Animals in LaboratoriesAn increasing number of scientists have been proposing that empathetic behaviors are not limited to human beings. They argue that animals are aware not only of themselves, but also of...
AWI Announces 2015 Refinement and Enrichment Grant Awardees
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is dedicated to improving the care, housing and handling of animals in research facilities. From our earliest days, we have encouraged laboratory personnel to provide animals with comfortable housing...
Government Panel’s Review Underscores Severe Problems at USDA Meat Animal Research Center
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2015Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThis week, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel, established in response to the New York Times’ shocking exposé of animal cruelty at the department’s Meat Animal...
Another B Dealer Goes Down
Animals in LaboratoriesThe number of remaining “Class B” random source dog and cat dealers selling animals for experimentation in the United States has just been reduced to five. On January 15, 2014,...
Harvard Says “All Fine” After Small Fine
Animals in LaboratoriesJust months after Harvard stunned the research community by announcing the closure of the half-century-old New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC)—as reported in the Summer 2013 AWI Quarterly—USDA announced that it had...