Medical research involving animals is beneficial to both humans and other animals. Certain kinds of questions can only be answered through animal studies. This section provides background and analysis of both animal research in general and specific animal research issues.
USDA is offering an incentive for facilities to proactively identify, report, and correct animal welfare issues. At the same time, USDA underscored that such self-reporting is voluntary.
On July 26, the House of Representatives approved a measure that would halt VA research with dogs even when the animals receive the same kind of anesthesia, analgesia, and post-operative care provided to pets and human patients undergoing surgery.
The Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act aims to encourage non-animal methods of testing and research; however, the purposed mechanism will not effectively result in improved animal welfare but will create an added burden to researchers.
Archived materials from EB 2018 Symposium on effective animal research study design
Animal Care and Experimentation Committee's EB 2016 symposium on common concerns about local regulation of animal research activities
Published in
Advances in Physiology Education, this article provides historical perspective review on animal teaching laboratories in medical education, including an evaluation of the methodologies and conclusions of several studies sometimes cited by those who oppose of live animal labs.
Many prominent educators in the field of physiology recognize the value of animal laboratories, praising the value of these exercises for “direct experience, insight, and learning” and their “enormous educational merit and benefit.”
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animalresearchcures.org for our updated FAQ on animal research, the free PDF, and other helpful resources.
APS’s
Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols offers suggestions for how to design, review, and implement experimental paradigms
involving animals and exercise.
Animal research is subject to a number of layers of regulation and oversight.
Information on animal research oversight and regulation.
The American Physiological Society condemns all acts of violence or intimidation against individuals engaged in legitimate scientific inquiries intended to advance knowledge and improve health.
Statements from societies, universities, federal agencies, and others condemning attacks and harassment targeted at researchers.
Advice from NIH on how to mitigate the threat of animal rights extremists.