Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Environmental Enrichment and Refinement for Nonhuman Primates Kept in Research Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesPhoto documentation of ways in which macaques are housed and handled in research laboratories, and of successes in developing and implementing refinement alternatives; by Viktor and Annie Reinhardt.
Pet Safety and Protection Act
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsThe Pet Safety and Protection Act aims to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally. It has been...
IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
Press ReleaseOctober 10, 2025Animals in Laboratories, Endangered SpeciesThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed macaque (LTM) remains listed as...
New Analysis: Animal Welfare Act Enforcement Deteriorates Following SCOTUS Ruling
Press ReleaseOctober 8, 2025Animals in LaboratoriesThe US Department of Agriculture, long known for its lackluster enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), appears in recent years to have drifted even further away from enforcement efforts....
AWI Implementing Refinement Grant
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI offers grants of up to US$8,000 toward the implementation of a refinement (e.g., purchase of equipment or staff training) that will improve the welfare of animals used in experimentation....
Apply Now: Funding Available to Develop or Implement Refinements
Animals in LaboratoriesThrough October 13, AWI is accepting applications for its Refinement Research Award and its Implementing Refinement Grant. Refinements, in this context, are improvements to the housing, husbandry, and care of...
AWI Joins Partnership to Advance Nonanimal Experimentation Methods
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI has joined the Validation & Qualification Network (VQN), a public-private partnership to foster the development and use of new approach methodologies (NAMs)—innovative techniques that can help reduce and replace animals...
AWI Launches Revamped Refinement Database
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is excited to announce the 25th anniversary relaunch of our Refinement Database, which has been updated and modernized and can now be accessed via a brand-new website. This database contains...
Beagle Breeder Under Investigation
Animals in LaboratoriesRidglan Farms, one of two remaining US breeders of beagles for research (and the country’s second largest dog breeder overall), faces grave allegations of animal cruelty following release of footage...
Life After the Lab
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsInitiatives to encourage adoption or sanctuary placement of animals whose time in the laboratory has come to an end have gained traction across the country at both state and federal...