The USDA/APHIS has published the 2016 animal research statistics. Overall, the number of animals (covered by the Animal Welfare Act) used in research in the US rose 6.9% from 767,622 (2015) to 820,812 (2016). This includes both public and private institutions. These statistics do not include all animals as most mice, rats, and fish are … Continue reading USDA publishes 2016 animal research statistics – 7% rise in animal use
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Research Roundup: Pig cells for Parkinson’s Patients, Lab grown cartilage and more
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Pig cells for Parkinson’s Patients, Lab grown cartilage and more
360 Virtual Lab Tour allows public to look round four British animal laboratories
Understanding Animal Research has worked with four institutions, MRC Harwell, The Pirbright Institute, the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford, to create a virtual 'street view' tour of their laboratories. Go to labanimaltour.org to view the tours for yourself. VIEW THE LAB ANIMAL TOUR Visitors are provided with maps of the four facilities, … Continue reading 360 Virtual Lab Tour allows public to look round four British animal laboratories
Research Roundup: Risks in gene editing tools, reversing skin ageing, neural code of love, and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Risks in gene editing tools, reversing skin ageing, neural code of love, and more!
Animal Testing and Human Trials: Alternatives or Complements?
The Animal Justice Project, a British-based animal rights group, is no stranger to misinformation. Previously we have debunked their factual errors regarding malaria studies in Sweden and eye injury studies. There was also the time they produced a press release which suggested 52oC (125oF) was the same as boiling water (which admittedly might be true … Continue reading Animal Testing and Human Trials: Alternatives or Complements?
Animal experiments in Israel rise by 51% in 2016
Israel used 507,018 animals for research and testing on animals in 2016 according to statistics released by The Ministry of Health's Council for Animal Experimentation. This represents a 51% rise on 2015 - with the increase mainly due to a fourteen-fold increase in the number of cold-blooded mammals used (99% fish). There were moderate decreases … Continue reading Animal experiments in Israel rise by 51% in 2016
Context matters: How a veterinary image became “cruel animal testing”
Recently, a photo depicting a rabbit with pretty serious hair loss was tweeted by an image sharing Twitter account, and then retweeted over 4,300 times. The photo appears quite shocking, and the post by the Twitter account reflected that. Uber_Pix has written, in all caps: “NEVER WANTED A PIC TO SPREAD MORE IN MY LIFE”. … Continue reading Context matters: How a veterinary image became “cruel animal testing”
Research Roundup: Biosensors, breast cancer and the benefits of antiretrovirals
Welcome to this week’s (slightly late!) Research Roundup. These posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact … Continue reading Research Roundup: Biosensors, breast cancer and the benefits of antiretrovirals
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