Researchers at the University of New South Wales used 868 adult female New Zealand white rabbits in spinal bone graft experiments from 2016 to 2019.
The NSW Government’s recent inquiry into medical research using animals has led to recommendations aimed at phasing out unethical practices such as the forced swim
The US Senate has unanimously passed the FDA Modernisation Act, amending outdated regulatory requirements to include modern, human-relevant testing methods like organ-on-a-chip. This significant legislative
On International Primate Day, Humane Research Australia launched the ‘Better Science For All’ video campaign, featuring Marty the Marmoset. The campaign, showcased on SBS On
Last month (July 2022) HRA intensified efforts on the Forced to Smoke campaign with a trip to Newcastle where we hosted a community forum for
Here a 2021 publication describes how researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health used of 67 inbred male ‘alcohol-preferring’ rats in basic
Many people are unware that primate experimentation is still being conducted in Australia. A vital part of HRA’s work is to rigorously monitor Australia’s use
The University of Adelaide, with approval from the university’s animal ‘ethics’ committee, developed a ‘mouse model’ of bacterial scald wound infection and sepsis. To develop
Fifty-one lambs were used in an experiment to study the effects of melatonin on newborn lambs suffering induced asphyxia.(1) The experiment, published in 2018, was
A recent (2021) publication reveals invasive experiments on young male rats carried out at the University of Newcastle, NSW in an attempt to replicate human
A recent (2021) publication reveals deliberate pain inflicted on adult male mice in experiments carried out at the University of Queensland.(1) The purpose was to
At Queensland’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, young female mice were forced to drink water that had been contaminated with microplastics (composed of polystyrene) for
Can you please introduce yourself? My name is Norma Graves. For most of my working life, I’ve been a social worker in mental health. However,
Having sat on an animal ethics committee (AEC) for over 30 years, there is plenty we can learn from the ‘category C’ member (animal welfare
In Australia there is currently no legal requirement for research facilities to release and rehome cats and dogs after their use. Each year, healthy cats
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