Insights & opinions
Digital Human Twins: The Future of Medical Research
What if there was a future reality without sickness and disease? A future where you had a digital human twin and feedback from your smart
September 18, 2023
News
Good news: We won’t always have to use animals for medical research
Article originally published by The Conversation, 31 August, 2023. Republished under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Written by Greg Williams, Associate Director of CSIRO Futures and
September 8, 2023
News
Openness Agreement on Animal Research and Teaching in Australia Launched
The Australian Openness Agreement is a voluntary pledge that can be signed by organisations wishing to demonstrate commitment to greater transparency in the use of
August 10, 2023
Interviews
Interview: Elizabeth Ahlston
The Australian Association for Humane Research Inc was founded in October 1979 by Ms Elizabeth Ahlston. It was registered under the Charitable Collections Act (NSW)
July 31, 2023
News
Helen Marston Compassionate Advocacy Project Open for Applications
Animals Australia (AA) and Humane Research Australia (HRA) announce the second Helen Marston Compassionate Advocacy Project in memory of Helen Marston, a lifelong campaigner for
July 31, 2023
Case Studies
Xenotransplantation from piglets to baboons
Xenotransplantation is a medical procedure where organs or cells from one species, in this case, piglets, are used to treat diseases in another species, such
July 11, 2023
Animal Free Research
Autism and the Gut Microbiome
Article Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations. Cell 184, 5916–5931, November 24, 2021, Elsevier Inc., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.015 Authors Chloe X. Yap, Anjali K. Henders, Gail
May 8, 2023
Snapshots
Wallabies used in brain and vision experiments
Help us to tell the Australian Research Council to stop funding the use of wallabies in cruel and scientifically obsolete brain and vision experiments. Please
April 14, 2023
Insights & opinions
Animal Use in Australian Education
The application of the 3Rs across Australian universities has gained traction, yet in the second decade of the millennium, we still have far to
April 13, 2023
For Media
More Unexplained Deaths of Primates Bred for Medical Research
Cover Image: A macaque is kept in a cage by Mumememories for Getty Images Signature.  Horrifying deaths uncovered via Freedom of Information disclosures to AFSA
March 14, 2023
News
Lost Opportunity for Animals in Laboratories in New South Wales
The NSW Government has issued a lacklustre response to the Inquiry into the use of primates and other animals in medical research in New South
January 23, 2023
Insights & opinions
A Problematic Phenomenon: Animal Research’s Flight from Regulation
In the face of growing calls for stricter laws to protect animals in Australian research, the claim is often made that such measures could drive
January 9, 2023
Insights & opinions
Book Review: Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals by John P. Gluck
The simple image on the cover of John P. Gluck’s book Voracious Science & Vulnerable Animals (a primate scientist’s ethical journey) is that of a
December 21, 2022
Achievements
Achievements – 2022
I am extremely proud of HRA’s collective achievements and the progress we are making. Our profile is growing, and we are now increasingly being contacted
November 24, 2022
Snapshots
868 Rabbits used in spinal bone graft experiments
In a four year period (2016-2019) researchers at the University of New South Wales have used, according to their publication Single level posterolateral lumbar fusion
November 17, 2022
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