Scientists who question the validity of animal experiments are warning that medical progress is being held back because they are being “frozen out” by their peers. A number of scientists based in the ...
Every year, millions of animals are used in laboratories, and for many people, the image is immediate and uncomfortable: animals in cages, subjected to painful tests for products that may not seem ...
Every year, according to organizations such as the Humane World of the United States and PETA millions of animals are used in ...
(CNN) — A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” ...
In April of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new roadmap that aims to replace animal testing in the development of new drugs with more human-relevant methods. The goal is ...
The UK is making a bold, historic move: it’s trying to wind down animal testing. The government just unveiled a sweeping roadmap aiming to cut the use of animals in major safety tests by at least 35% ...