Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals aims to educate laboratory animal veterinarians; students, researchers, and investigators; animal care staff, as well as animal welfare ...

Many of us care for animals and feel empathy when they suffer. At the same time, many of us also accept their suffering and death when it happens in the name of science. How do people manage this ...

Physically and behaviorally, few creatures have been measured, tested, and probed as much as the laboratory mouse. Yet what do scientists know about making mice happy or free of pain? Often, the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — A national animal rights group is alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act by a research organization contracted by University of North Texas Health Science Center led to the ...

At first glance, the white plastic box with a bright orange floor looks like something for storing children's toys. However, the box isn't used to store Lego bricks; it contains real mice—with the aim ...

Biomedical researchers vow to go on using animal subjects in their labs, despite acts of personal intimidation The demonstrations were staged as a part of a national week of protests against the use ...

The National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory (NAPHL) of the Ministry of Agriculture has registered remarkable achievements over the past 35 years of independence in laboratory diagnosis, animal ...