All do so within an ethical framework that includes appropriate training, legislative oversight, humane treatment of animal research subjects and minimization of animal distress and suffering.

Animal experimentation can therefore provide a base for experiments with human subjects or even replace them. Animal experimentation also improves our understanding of animals themselves and may thus ...

The Purdue Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the Laboratory Animal Program perform distinct and complementary roles to ensure animal well-being in research, testing, and teaching. The ...

Mice, fish, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, monkeys - they're all used in animal testing across the world. Until recently, the US Department of Agriculture used cats to research toxoplasmosis - a ...

The federal Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) requires all institutions conducting animal research to provide occupational health and safety support for all of its animal researchers and ...

Animal experimentation is a crucial component of scientific research and education. Most advances in modern biomedical science can be traced back to original studies in animals. The university ...

Both animal and human lives have been improved by the use of animals in science. This includes a better understanding of disease and the discovery of treatments. Wildlife and the environment also ...

Animal research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), is registered as a ...