Campaigns
Forced to Smoke
What is Animal-Free Science Advocacy doing to end forced smoking? Exposing smoke inhalation experimentation in Australia. Educating the public at community forums and events. Advertising
October 25, 2021
For Media
Proposed EU phase out of animal experimentation is a wake up call for Australia.
It’s a monumental time for animals in laboratories, with the European Parliament’s recent resolution calling for an action plan to end the use of animal
September 28, 2021
For Media
New case study reveals scientists’ subjecting non-human primates to cruel and irrelevant fear experiments.
On August 19 2021, Humane Research Australia (HRA) will release a new case study questioning the scientific relevance of fear experiments conducted on marmosets by
August 18, 2021
Case Studies
Cruel Fear of Snakes Experiment
Research paper citation Montardy et al (2021) Mapping the neural circuitry of predator fear in marmosets Brain Structure and Function 226:195–205. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00429-020-02176-6 Associated Institutions Australian
July 23, 2021
News
Condolence motion for Helen Marston passed in the NSW Parliament
On May 5 2021, Mark Pearson MP representing the Animal Justice Party (AJP) passed a motion in the Upper House of the NSW Parliament. The
June 4, 2021
Statistics
Statistics 2018 – Animal use in research and teaching, Australia
These statistics should be used for general purposes only. The latest available figures, from 2018 show that: In Victoria, 2,310,553 animals were used In New
May 11, 2021
Animal Free Research
COPD Biomarkers in Faecal Microbiomes: A Breakthrough Study
Summary The study on COPD biomarkers in faecal microbiomes highlights the identification of metabolites that may serve as reliable indicators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
April 8, 2021
Animal Free Research
Immune cells in lungs begin to decay with age
Article Influenza, but not SARS-CoV-2, infection induces a rapid interferon response that wanes with age and diminished tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells Clinical & Translational
April 4, 2021
Case Studies
Marmosets paralysed for cognition research at Monash University
Research paper citation Feizpour, Azadeh; Majka, Piotr; Chaplin, Tristan A.; Rowley, Declan; Yu, Hsin-Hao; Zavitz, Elizabeth; Price, Nicholas S.C.; Rosa, Marcello G.P. and Hagan, Maureen
March 26, 2021
News
International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose To Challenge
March 10th of each year marks International Women’s Day (IWD), a global call to action for women’s equality and a day to acknowledge and celebrate
March 23, 2021
Animal Free Research
New technology in venom research
Article A Taxon-Specific and High-Throughput Method for Measuring Ligand Binding to Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Toxins 2019, 11(10), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11100600 Authors Christina N. Zdenek 1,†OrcID,Richard J.
March 3, 2021
For Media
Still in the Dark about Australia’s Hidden Primate Experiments
A year on from the infamous great baboon ‘escape’, we are still waiting for answers. On 25 February 2020, 3 baboons escaped from a truck
February 25, 2021
Rodents
Mice forced to inhale e-cigarette vapour during pregnancy
Research Paper: Maternal E‑Cigarette Exposure Results in Cognitive and Epigenetic Alterations in Offspring in a Mouse Model (2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00084 Tara Nguyen, Gerard E. Li, Hui
February 9, 2021
News
Choose humane science this new school year for superior and ethical learning
Every year, countless animals are dissected in classrooms across Australia. Yet, no state education department in Australia has made dissection compulsory. Dissection is also not
February 5, 2021
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