https://youtu.be/svjde5DB7Lk In a major step towards compassionate science, Australian non-profit Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) today on World Day for Animals in Laboratories unveils its “Honour Me With A Name” campaign, dedicated to ending primate experiments in Australia. This initiative not only shines a light on the ethical implications of using
Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) is calling for urgent investment in animal-free research methods in line with international developments. AFSA’s ‘I am not a lab tool’ campaign, will intensify with an in-store partnership with Lush Australia between 21 March and 10 April, during which customers will be encouraged to call on
NSW Animal Research Act amended to prohibit forced swim test and forced smoke inhalation experiments. The Animal Research Amendment (Prohibition of Forced Swim Tests and Forced Smoke Inhalation Experiments) Bill 2023 introduced as a Private Members Bill by Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst has today passed is reading in
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has issued a policy statement on smoke inhalation procedures in mice and rats, recommending that: ‘Due to the significant adverse impacts of the nose-only exposure procedure on animal wellbeing and the potential confounding effects of these impacts on scientific outcomes, the use
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released a policy statement on the Forced Swim Test (FST), a behavioural despair test in rodents used to screen anti-depressant drugs, which involves placing a mouse or rat in a beaker of water and forcing them to swim, offering no escape
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 Between 2018 and 2022, the unexpected deaths of five macaques at a Gippsland breeding and research facility were reported in incident reports obtained by Animal-Free
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 test and nose-only smoke exposure research. The report calls for establishing a national flagship 3Rs research centre, improving transparency, and strengthening compliance. Despite their commitment
On 25 October 2021, Animal-Free Science Advocacy (formerly Humane Reasearch Australia) released a report detailing current animal-based inhalation research in Australia; the limitations of such research, and the potential offered by new human-relevant approaches. Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) commissioned the report following several years of monitoring the use of forced
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 experimentation. Passed with a resounding vote of 667 to 4, the resolution calls for the European Commission to establish an EU-wide action-plan with ambitious yet
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