Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals
Animals in LaboratoriesGuide for laboratory animal care personnel on the humane housing and handling of individual animal species in research facilities; edited by Cathy Liss, Kenneth Litwak, Dave Tilford and Viktor Reinhardt.
Committed to Animal Welfare
Animals in LaboratoriesCompendium of Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) discussions, in which laboratory animal care personnel share information regarding innovative ways to improve the housing and handling of animals in...
Compassion Makes a Difference
Animals in LaboratoriesQuestions, answers and comments posted to the forum by dozens of LAREF members over the course of two and a half years, relating personal experiences in refining the conditions under...
Environmental Enrichment and Refinement for Nonhuman Primates Kept in Research Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesPhoto documentation of ways in which macaques are housed and handled in research laboratories, and of successes in developing and implementing refinement alternatives; by Viktor and Annie Reinhardt.
Pet Safety and Protection Act
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsThe Pet Safety and Protection Act aims to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally. It has been...
IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
Press ReleaseOctober 10, 2025Animals in Laboratories, Endangered SpeciesThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed macaque (LTM) remains listed as...
New Analysis: Animal Welfare Act Enforcement Deteriorates Following SCOTUS Ruling
Press ReleaseOctober 8, 2025Animals in LaboratoriesThe US Department of Agriculture, long known for its lackluster enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), appears in recent years to have drifted even further away from enforcement efforts....
AWI Implementing Refinement Grant
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI offers grants of up to US$8,000 toward the implementation of a refinement (e.g., purchase of equipment or staff training) that will improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation....
Apply Now: Funding Available to Develop or Implement Refinements
Animals in LaboratoriesThrough October 13, AWI is accepting applications for its Refinement Research Award and its Implementing Refinement Grant. Refinements, in this context, are improvements to the housing, husbandry, and care of...
AWI Joins Partnership to Advance Nonanimal Experimentation Methods
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI has joined the Validation & Qualification Network (VQN), a public-private partnership to foster the development and use of new approach methodologies (NAMs)—innovative techniques that can help reduce and replace animals...