Animal experimentation

Humane Society International scores a big win at the Cannes Lions Festival for its short film ‘Save Ralph’—which features characters voiced by Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervias, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn, and more—made in support of its initiative to end cosmetic animal testing worldwide.

“Using animals for science does not start in a lab. It is driven by decisions much further down the track. Funding and policy decisions are a major driver of animal experimentation. A lack of transparency and openness means the public rarely knows what is going on. And our laws are often weak and selectively enforced."

Mouse models are often used as preclinical models of human disease, but the number of drugs that succeed in mice but go on to be approved as a drug for humans is only about one in ten. A new study com

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What separates human beings from animals? Are not humans, in a sense, animals as well? What makes it okay, then, for one species to subject another to torturous experimentations for the others’ benefit? These questions and

Arguably one of the most heated debates in science, efforts to reduce the number of animals used in studies face many barriers, says Alla Katsnelson.

Staff broke a terrified monkey's arm when it resisted a procedure. (113402 signatures on petition)