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Animals in Laboratories
Online Marketplace May Help Reduce Animal Use
Animals in LaboratoriesA new global online marketplace that allows researchers to sell unused animal samples to other labs is being launched. Called aRukon, the free platform was created by biomedical researcher Dr....
Social Housing Status of Primates in Labs: Effects on Compassion Fatigue
Animals in LaboratoriesThis study, which was funded by a Refinement Grant from AWI, examined the impact of nonhuman primate social housing status on compassion fatigue in laboratory animal care professionals, who are...
Big Money Talks in Fight to Save Endangered Monkeys from Extinction
Press ReleaseJune 5, 2024Animals in Laboratories, Endangered SpeciesThis month, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is scheduled to determine whether long-tailed macaques (LTMs) should continue to be classified as “endangered” on its...
AWI Awards Grants to Improve Quality of Life for Animals Used in Research
Press ReleaseApril 18, 2024Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce the 2023 winners of the Refinement Research Award, which funds research projects that develop or test novel refinement methods, and the inaugural Implementing...
Good Money After Bad: Primate Research Centers Seek Funds to Expand While Failing on Animal Welfare
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn the early 1960s, the federal government established a network of National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) to promote biomedical research on primates. Funded through the National Institutes of Health, seven...
Massive Monkey Breeding Facility Planned in Georgia
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeA 200-acre breeding “megafacility” is planned in Bainbridge, Georgia, to provide monkeys for biomedical research. At peak capacity, it would hold 30,000 long-tailed macaques—at least triple the number currently housed...
AWI’s Refinement Database Adds New Search Filter
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI has updated its Refinement Database, which curates published scientific articles and books on improving the welfare of animals in research and testing. Previously, users could filter search results by “animal...
EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out
Animals in LaboratoriesThe Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This 2035 target date was originally announced in September 2019 (see AWI...
While Primates Suffer, Research Labs Benefit from Paltry Fines, Lax USDA Oversight
Press ReleaseFebruary 2, 2024Animals in LaboratoriesNational Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) that experiment on nonhuman primates stand to gain an additional $30 million in taxpayer funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for fiscal year...
Investigation Uncovers Disturbing Details of Neuralink Monkey Study
Animals in LaboratoriesElon Musk and his biotech company Neuralink made headlines recently as multiple news organizations reported on requests for the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Musk’s claim that monkeys who...