Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Enhancing the Audio-Visual Environment for Nonhuman Primates
Animals in LaboratoriesNonhuman primates housed in indoor laboratory environments are generally exposed to blank walls. This environment is not ideal for species whose primary sensory modality is visual. The aim of this...
Primates In Context: An Outsized Demand for Monkeys Reshapes the Research Landscape
Animals in LaboratoriesA number of recent articles in the AWI Quarterly have addressed issues related to the use of nonhuman primates in research: from an alleged international monkey-laundering scheme, to a research industry bid...
The UK Invests in Non-Animal Research Methods
Animals in LaboratoriesAn important but underacknowledged barrier to reducing and replacing the use of animals in research and testing is that few researchers are trained in how to use non-animal methodologies. To help...
AWI Awards Grants to Advance the Welfare of Animals Used in Research
Press ReleaseMarch 10, 2025Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the Refinement Research Award, which funds research projects that develop or test novel refinement methods, and the Implementing Refinement...
Amid Legal Troubles, Monkey-Breeding Facility Backers Expand Operations
Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2025Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that Safer Human Medicine (SHM)—the company behind a massive monkey-breeding facility planned in Georgia—has acquired a facility in Florida to hold non-human...
Approved Toxin Test Bypasses Horseshoe Crab Bleeding
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a welcome development, non-animal-derived reagents have been approved for endotoxin testing by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Microbiology Expert Committee, and the approval is expected to become official in...
Guidelines Aim to Improve Welfare of Rodent Cancer Models
Animals in LaboratoriesRats and mice are often used as cancer models—meaning cancer is induced in these animals to study the progression of the disease and potential treatments in hopes of translating the...
Last of Alamogordo Chimps Bound for Sanctuary
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a surprising reversal, the National Institutes of Health announced that the remaining chimpanzees (23 as of October 1) at its Alamogordo Primate Facility will be relocated to a federally...
Monkey Business on Hold—for Now
Animals in LaboratoriesAs reported this spring in the AWI Quarterly, a company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) is seeking to build a massive facility in Bainbridge, Georgia, to breed tens of thousands of long-tailed...
More Enrichment Makes for Healthier Rodents
Animals in LaboratoriesA recent meta-analysis published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Cait et al., 2024) found that the more types of resources (i.e., “enrichment”) rodents receive, the better their health. A previous...