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Animal Testing Digest


01 January 2008

With a new biomedical research facility at Oxford University due to open later this year, we take a look at the contentious issue of animal testing.

Animal Research in the UK

The Animals Scientific Procedures Division, frequently asked questions about the use of animals in research, legislation, statistics, and current experiments in the UK.

Organisations Supporting the Use of Animals in Research

What organisations such as the Research Defence Society, Pro-test and the Coalition for Medical Progress have to say for animal research.

Organisations Opposed to the Use of Animals in Research

What organisations such as Europeans for Medical Progress, the BUAV and the National Anti-Vivisection Society have to say against animal research.

Animal Rights or Animal Welfare?

What are the differences between animal welfare and animal rights organisations?

The 3R's and Alternatives to Animal Use

Organisations involved in researching and validating alternative methods to animal use.

Anti-harassment Legislation

How the law has changed to help protect people and organisations connected to animal research.

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