When scientists opened the doors of a research facility and let carefully bred lab mice loose into a fenced field, they ...

When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

The push to abandon animal testing is gaining momentum, driven by the realization that it is costly, unreliable and ...

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...

A Seton Hall University faculty member and staff in a campus research lab left about 76 mice unattended for up to 17 days at a time, and the university had no choice but to euthanize the animals, ...

Kevin Vezirian received funding from a 2018 MENRT ministerial scholarship as part of the preparation of his thesis. Laurent Bègue-Shankland is a member of the advisory and reflection council of the 3R ...

Research facilities in Michigan that would otherwise euthanize dogs or cats once testing was completed would be required to offer the animals up for adoption first, under a bill reintroduced in the ...

What are laboratory animal allergies and occupational asthma? Laboratory animal allergies (LAA) and occupational asthma (OA) are immune system reactions which develop from exposure to animal allergens ...

A former animal testing laboratory is being turned into an animal sanctuary. Freedom Fields, a 30-acre property in Nowata, Oklahoma, is the realization of a lifelong dream for animal rights attorney ...

Wake County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals staff want to earn the trust of animals rescued from a research lab closed amid allegations of abuse. The Wake County SPCA took in 35 dogs ...