Varying animal standards across the globe is leading to unnecessary suffering as well as conflicting research results.
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While Brazil’s footballers have failed spectacularly to live up to expectations, there are other areas where the country is quietly exceeding them. Perhaps surprisingly, Brazil’s rapidly improving animal…
The UK government recently concluded a six-week consultation on discarding a section of its law on animal experimentation in the interest of openness. Australia doesn’t have such restrictive laws but we’re…
Memory and cognition may be harmed after a short-term junk food binge, according to a new study. Researchers have found that…
Animal testing is on the rise in the UK, according to Home Office figures. The figures suggest that the government’s plan to reduce its use in scientific research hasn’t been successful so far, and much…
A study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National of Academy Sciences) shows that mice are poor models for human inflammatory diseases. The paper, which focused…
More than six million animals are used in experiments in Australia each year. Many endure pain and distress, and most are killed after their use. The research community claims that our regulatory framework…
Much of the research involving the development of new drugs still uses animals. Apart from moral questions about inflicting pain and death on animals for the purpose of medical research, there are an increasing…
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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The University of Melbourne
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Research officer, Macquarie University
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Head, Cancer Research Program, Monash University
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Principal Enterprise Fellow, University of Huddersfield
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Clinical Professor of Surgical Research, Queen Mary University of London
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Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Law, Deakin University
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Professor of Neuropharmacology, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Ethics, Keele University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, University of Padua
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Senior Fellow at Research for Social Change, University of Wollongong
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Professor, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University
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Manager, Cancer Research Program, Monash University
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Deputy Director Of The Centre For Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
