lab animal welfare

Researchers found disregarding the animals' circadian rhythms can hamper reproducibility, reliability, and validity

The "Autonomouse" system improves animal welfare whilst simultaneously enhancing the efficiency and reliability of research findings

An international team of researchers developed a technology to study the behavior of orthopedic implants in laboratory conditions as close as possible to the human body

Based on this study, the current practice of authorizing animal experiments appears to rest on an assumption of scientific rigor, rather than on evidence that it is applied

They say an animal-friendly antibody production technique using bacteriophage viruses instead of live animals is being overlooked, despite the enormous potential for reduction in animal use

Nonprofit organization and the University’s New Iberia Research Center began negotiating the agreement more than two years ago 

While a May 20 ruling by a Manhattan Supreme Court Justice appeared to grant legal personhood to two research chimpanzees from Stony Brook University, the Nonhuman Rights Project later clarified that the judge will hear arguments on whether or not the chimps will remain at the university and whether or not they could be considered "persons" in the eyes of the law, but has not  yet made a final decision granting them legal personhood.

When bad weather strikes or illness invades, zoos and aquariums are among the most vulnerable facilities affected.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund asks court to compel university to share public records on controversial, taxpayer-funded primate studies.

An investigation by Princeton University has found no evidence to support an animal rights group's allegations last month that an animal was mistreated at the university.