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Animals in Laboratories
Harvard Pulls Plug on Primate Research Center
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a stunning move, Harvard University announced in April that it was closing the New England National Primate Research Center (NENPRC). The closure—to be finalized by 2015, with the Center’s...
NIH to Retire Most of Its Chimpanzees from Research
Animals in LaboratoriesOn June 26, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) embraced nearly all of the recommendations regarding chimpanzees in research contained in the report of the Working Group of the Council...
Bad “B”-havior: Feds Finally Collar Notorious Dog Dealers
Animals in LaboratoriesFloyd and Susan Martin were random source Class B dealers who, over the years, kept thousands of animals in appalling conditions at their Chestnut Grove Kennels in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In...
Mice Make Imperfect Models to Study Human Maladies
Animals in LaboratoriesAn article by Gina Kolata in the February 11 New York Times titled “Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Some of Humans’ Deadly Ills,” unleashed a maelstrom—from both those advocating alternatives...
New Web Tutorial Promotes Greater Care in Handling Rodents in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesThe free web tutorials at the Procedures with Care website offer a detailed learning tool for those in research looking to learn or brush up on best practices for performing...
USDA to Facilities Regulated Under the Animal Welfare Act: When Disaster Strikes, Be Ready
Animals in LaboratoriesIn response to a string of recent natural disasters, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a rule in December making it mandatory that all dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers,...
Mice Make Imperfect Models to Study Human Maladies
Animals in LaboratoriesAn article by Gina Kolata in the February 11 New York Times titled “Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Some of Humans’ Deadly Ills,” unleashed a maelstrom—from both those...
Federal Inspectors Uncover Animal Cruelty and Deception at California Biotech
Press ReleaseJanuary 14, 2013Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today called upon Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to immediately revoke the dealer license of Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—one of the nation’s largest commercial...
NIH Temporarily Halts Research with Chimpanzees
Animals in Laboratories“Most current use of chimpanzees for biomedical research is unnecessary,” according to a landmark Institute of Medicine report titled Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity. The report,...
NIH Finally Accepts New Care and Use Guide
Animals in LaboratoriesOn December 1—almost one year from its publication date—the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals was accepted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)....