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Animals in Laboratories
A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesDistinguished medical historian Dr. John Parascandola offers an engaging, thought-provoking, and well-researched account of the growth of animal experimentation and the parallel rise of the animal protection movement in the...
Compressed Newspaper as Safe and Suitable Substrate for Naked Mole-rats
Animals in LaboratoriesOur project, supported by an AWI Refinement Research Award, focused on evaluating the safety of using compressed waste newspaper as a digging and enrichment substrate for naked mole-rats. These unique...
Envigo Plea Deal Sets Record
Animals in LaboratoriesBiomedical company Envigo made headlines in 2022 for atrocious conditions documented at its Virginia beagle-breeding facility, accumulating over 60 citations for noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) within one...
Improving the Welfare of Captive Marmosets Using Visual Barriers
Animals in LaboratoriesThe common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is increasingly becoming a key species in behavioral and biomedical research. Because of this, research focused on improving the behavioral and physiological welfare of this...
Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List...
Making Life Easier for Rodents and Rabbits in Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesRefinements for Rodents and Rabbits in Research Laboratories will be rolling off the presses soon. AWI will introduce the book—an update of a previous volume—at the 74th Annual Symposium of the American...
NIH Keeps Chimps in Limbo at Alamogordo
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Chimpanzee Health, Improvement, Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Act requires all federally owned chimpanzees retired from research to be moved to a federally operated sanctuary, such as Chimp Haven, near...
Applications Open for Refinement Funding
Animals in LaboratoriesThrough October 11, 2024, AWI is accepting applications for the long-standing Refinement Research Award and the newer Implementing Refinement Grant. These annual funding opportunities are open to applicants based in the United States...
AWI Announces Refinement Research Award and Implementing Refinement Grant Recipients
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is pleased to announce the most recent recipients of the Refinement Research Award, which funds research projects that develop or test novel refinement methods, and the inaugural Implementing Refinement...
AWI Supporters Underwrite New Life for Animals Retired from Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesIn AWI’s November 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign, we asked our supporters to contribute to our fundraising drive on behalf of verified sanctuaries that care for and rehabilitate animals retired from...