Today we will take a look at the series of discoveries and innovations that led to the development of insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes, and tomorrow we will take a closer look at some of that claims made about this by animal rights activists. With the World Diabetes Day coming up on 14th November, … Continue reading Animal research and diabetes: Now the truth must be told – Part 1
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Blocking the Breeding of Beagles is Bad for their Well-Being
While 2013 might be the Chinese year of the Snake, it might be reasonably described as the European year of the research beagle. In the last few years beagles have been moving towards the top of the animal rights agenda. In 2012, activists broke into Marshall breeding facility in Milan, Italy, and carried out dozens … Continue reading Blocking the Breeding of Beagles is Bad for their Well-Being
More Charities Doing Animal Research Outreach Right
This is the simple message that Cancer Research UK (CRUK) hope to get across in their new leaflet about why they fund and conduct research on animals. The leaflet covers many important points, including why CRUK uses animal models: Its efforts to replace animal tests: And how animal welfare is maintained: That such research is … Continue reading More Charities Doing Animal Research Outreach Right
Students back animal research
A few weeks ago we mentioned the Big Animal Research Debate, a joint initiative by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) UK, and Understanding Animal Research (UAR) to organise a series of debates on animal research in the UK, US and Ireland, many streamed live on the internet. These universities included 7 of the UK's … Continue reading Students back animal research
Speaking of Research remembers David Hubel
This guest post by Gregory Frank discusses the life and legacy of David Hubel, who was a great advocate for animal research. Hubel won a Nobel Prize in 1981 for his work on brain functions - much of which involved animal research. David Hubel, who passed away this fall at the age of 87, not … Continue reading Speaking of Research remembers David Hubel
Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum
This article was written by Chris Barncard and originally posted on the University of Wisconsin-Madison news website. It has been reproduced with permission. The article mentions SR committee member, Dario Ringach, who will be speaking at 7 p.m., Oct. 24 in the Madison Public Library’s Central Branch, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin, US. Any … Continue reading Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum
Speaking of Research debate at Imperial College London
As part of the Big Animal Research Debate taking place across the UK (and beyond). Speaking of Research founder, Tom Holder, will be debating Alistair Currie (formerly employed by both BUAV and PETA). The debate will be at Imperial College London, one of the world's top universities at 7pm (UTC+1). The event will be streamed … Continue reading Speaking of Research debate at Imperial College London
Why Animal Experiments Work – Reason 2: Animals Can Mimic Human Diseases
There is a lot we still need to understand about how our bodies work, how it may be affected by diseases, and how we can alleviate these conditions. We use our knowledge to create hypotheses and then must use repeated trials to test these theories. One of the difficulties of testing in humans is that … Continue reading Why Animal Experiments Work – Reason 2: Animals Can Mimic Human Diseases
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