Scientist, technicians, animal care attendants and veterinarians all have different roles to play in explaining how and why animals are ethically used to advance scientific discoveries and improve therapeutic treatments of illness. Speaking of Research committee member Michael Brunt was asked to speak to laboratory animal veterinarians and LA veterinary residents from Canada and northeastern … Continue reading Veterinarians Bringing Research to the Public
Educating Ourselves and the Public – The Toll of Caring
This article, by SR member Michael Brunt, was first published in the March 2015 issue of AALAS' Laboratory Animal Science Professional. In 2013 the Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) launched the InReach for OutReach program. One goal of InReach for OutReach is to assist our members to actively articulate the positive contributions they … Continue reading Educating Ourselves and the Public – The Toll of Caring
The Stop Vivisection Initiative – Trying to Ban European Animal Research
This guest post by Aamna Mohdin has been simulposted with EARA. There is a new effort to ban animal research in Europe. The Stop Vivisection European Citizens' Initiative, and its 1.2 million signatures, has been submitted to the European Commission and the organisers have now been invited to discuss their petition. The initiative calls for … Continue reading The Stop Vivisection Initiative – Trying to Ban European Animal Research
Animal research successes spur growth in science…but PeTA can only complain
What do multiple myeloma, influenza, advanced breast cancer, atrial fibrillation, thyroid cancer, ear infection, advanced ovarian cancer and obesity all have in common? One commonality is obvious – they cause suffering, sickness and sometimes death in people around the world. Another commonality is less obvious – these are each conditions that are now being treated … Continue reading Animal research successes spur growth in science…but PeTA can only complain
Speaking of Research speak to future vets
The Ontario Veterinary College hosted the 3rd annual symposium of the University of Guelph Future Vets Club which explored topics related to the impacts of human-animal interactions. Speaking of Research committee member Michael Brunt was invited to speak about embracing the human-animal bond in research. The one day symposium offered a diverse selection of human … Continue reading Speaking of Research speak to future vets
Implementing the 3Rs at the University of Oxford
This Guest Post is by Stuart Peirson, Associate Professor in the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and chair of the 3Rs sub-committee at The University of Oxford. This article was originally posted on the website of the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) and is reprinted with full permission. … Continue reading Implementing the 3Rs at the University of Oxford
Chimpanzee Retirement: Facts, Myths, and Motivation
How often have you heard the claim that chimpanzees who have moved to a sanctuary have felt "dirt and grass under their feet, sunshine on their faces" for the first time in their entire lives because they have come from laboratories where they have only known barren, concrete environments? You may hear it pretty often … Continue reading Chimpanzee Retirement: Facts, Myths, and Motivation
Students in Rome to rally for Prof Caminiti and future of science in Italy
Tomorrow students at the Sapienza University of Rome - Italy's largest University - will join their Professors and members of the campaign group Pro-Test Italia outside the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology to show solidarity with Professor Roberto Caminiti, a leading neurophysiologist whose work is being attacked by animal rights extremists. As with many recent … Continue reading Students in Rome to rally for Prof Caminiti and future of science in Italy
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