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 researchers at Monash University, in search of new insights about human anxiety. HRA’s CEO, Rachel Smith says, “Humans do not suffer anxiety and fear in
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 while being transported from a primate breeding colony to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1). The ensuing media attention brought the previously hidden industry into
Humane Research Australia (HRA) and Action for Primates are calling for an end to the funding of baby monkey vision experiments by the Australian charity, the Brien Holden Vision Institute Ltd. Myopia (near-sightedness) research partly funded by the Australian charity involving the rearing of infant monkeys in low intensity lighting
Leo came to the attention of Humane Research Australia (HRA) in August 2010 when he was released from a testing facility in NSW when funding ran out. He had been part of a study to undertake surgical techniques for vision correction in humans. Prior to this he had been used
Latest Australian statistics reveal close to 3,000,000 animals used in INVASIVE experiments! The statistics for 2017 (most recent available) have been collated by Humane Research Australia and show that the number of animals used in research and teaching was 20,160,469 (up from 11,736, 081 the previous year). This total is
As media stories circulate about three baboons escaped from a medical research facility in Sydney, concerns are raised about the horrific life these animals endure. According to reports, the small troop of baboons escaped from a truck with a faulty door lock while being transported from a colony to Royal
Humane Research Australia welcomes the release of NAB’s forward-thinking Animal Welfare Principles which will guide their lending policy. Included in the Principles is the commitment not to fund ‘use of endangered or threatened or non-human primates for any testing/research and experimental purposes’. This Principle surpasses Australia’s Code for the Care
Animal advocates eagerly await a determination by the Office of the Secretary (NSW Department of Primary Industries) as to whether lab rabbits will be given the opportunity to be rehomed rather than killed at the end of their use in the lab. This comes at a time when NSW DPI
The much-anticipated report from the National Health and Medical Research Council – has been published. The implementation of the 3Rs in Australia September 2019 reviews the understanding of and commitment to Replacing, Reducing and Refining (3R’s) the use of animals in research by drawing on a survey of Australian investigators,
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