Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Class B Dealers Flunk Animal Welfare (Again)
Animals in LaboratoriesIt’s happened yet again, just as we predicted. Another USDA-licensed Class B dealer operation has been indicted by the federal government following a two-year investigation into purported illegal activities. The...
Reducing Anxiety for Rabbits in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesRabbits can be affectionate companions. They are not, however, naturally predisposed to feel at ease around humans. In a laboratory setting, in particular, being approached and subsequently scruffed by an...
California Schools Leading Race to Stop Dissections
Press ReleaseApril 25, 2011Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeSeven California schools have accepted a challenge by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to discontinue all animal dissections and lead the way to animal-friendly science education. Rancho Verde High School,...
California High School Accepts Challenge to Stop Animal Dissections
Press ReleaseApril 25, 2011Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeRancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, CA is the first school to accept a challenge by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to discontinue animal dissections. In conjunction with the...
AWI President Cathy Liss to Speak on Animal Welfare at Research Symposium
Press ReleaseJanuary 18, 2011Animals in LaboratoriesOn Friday, February 4, Animal Welfare Institute President Cathy Liss will give a presentation entitled “Informing Policy: The Responsibility of Scientists Conducting Research on Animals” at the Potomac Institute for...
Effects of Increased Interaction Between Research Rodents and Their Handlers
Animals in LaboratoriesDoes Touch Lower Anxiety Levels in Both, Producing More Conclusive Test Results? At the University of Notre Dame we have a system in place that allows the principle investigators to...
Twentieth Anniversary of “The Bangkok Six” Smuggling Case
Animals in LaboratoriesThe six infant orangutans, packed into small crates labeled “birds,” were covered in vomit and feces. A Thai veterinarian who examined the baby primates said that they had been drugged,...
Appropriations Process
Animals in LaboratoriesNIH Under PressureResponding to the National Academy of Sciences report on Class B dealers (see AWI Quarterly Summer 2009), both the House and Senate reports accompanying the bills funding the National Institutes...
AWI to the Rescue!
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI Joins Forces with Shelters and Rescue Organizations to Save Hundreds of Animals from Lab Under Investigation for Abuse A dramatic rescue occurred in September, when nearly 200 dogs and...
New and Improved Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Animals in LaboratoriesA revised version of The National Research Council’s Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide) has been released as a pre-publication draft, the first revision of the Guide...