Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
USDA Fines Vanderbilt for Animal Deaths in Lab
Animals in LaboratoriesVanderbilt University had been fined over $8,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violations of the Animal Welfare Act in connection with three incidents of animal deaths at a...
B Dealers and NIH
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsHouse and Senate Appropriations subcommittees have again expressed disappointment with the pace of efforts by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to end the purchase of dogs and cats from...
A Dip in the Pool Deemed Positive for Primates
Animals in LaboratoriesTo keep their interest and encourage natural behaviors, animals in research facilities are often offered enrichment devices: objects to gnaw on, nesting materials that allow them to custom build their...
In Remembrance: Dr. F. Barbara Orlans
Animals in LaboratoriesOn June 18, our good friend and colleague, Dr. F. Barbara Orlans, passed away. Barbara was a bright, compassionate woman and a steadfast defender of animals. I first met her...
Adoption Can be an Option for Animals After Their Use in Research
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsIn a typically hardscrabble corner of southeastern Wyoming, a surprising series of sophisticated yurts and yards punctuate 1,000 dusty acres. Even more surprising, the yurts are home to very special...
Studies and Snack Breaks
Animals in LaboratoriesVeterinary technician Evelyn Skoumbourdis and environmental enrichment coordinator Casey Coke Murphy discuss proper feeding of small laboratory mammals Due to their smaller size and handleability, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and...
Random Source Dog and Cat Dealers Under the Microscope
Animals in LaboratoriesAlthough no action was taken on the Pet Safety and Protection Act in the last Congress, the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill and the FARM bill were adopted;...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2009Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsDetermined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 1834/H.R....
Needle in a Fruit Fly
Animals in LaboratoriesMove over, Charles Darwin. According to National University of Ireland pioneering biologist Kevin Kavanagh, because an insect’s immune system—specifically its haematocytes—closely resembles one part of the mammalian immune system—or its...
Nepal’s Rhesus Monkeys: Free But Not Yet Wild
Animals in LaboratoriesIn 2003 the nation of Nepal decided to allow captive breeding of rhesus monkeys for research and export, despite monkeys being sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. Two facilities were...