With the federal election fast approaching on May 3, the Australian Alliance for Animals is ramping up public pressure to demand real change for animals. The Fair Go for Animals campaign lays out a six-point reform framework to create a fair and independent animal welfare governance system in Australia. AFSA
The 10th of March is Fair Go for Animals Day, a campaign launched by the Australian Alliance for Animals that calls for government reforms in the animal welfare landscape. The proposed national reform goals aim to build a fairer and more independent system that respects animal sentience and prioritises animal
A recently published study, “Pathophysiology, blood biomarkers, and functional deficits after intimate partner violence-related brain injury: Insights from emergency department patients and a new rat model” (January 2025), has ignited ethical and scientific criticism by the national non-profit advocacy organisation Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA). This research, which used a new
‘Student choice policies provide all students with the chance to enjoy science and express their enthusiasm for biology and other science subjects, whatever their ethical beliefs.’ -Dr Andrew Knight In Australia, secondary students have the right to opt out of dissection and other harmful animal-based activities. A student choice policy
Western Australia (WA) is making strides in health and medical research with the release of a groundbreaking report, In the Test Tube – Finding WA’s Formula for Health and Medical Research Success. Published by the Legislative Assembly’s Education and Health Standing Committee following an Inquiry, the report sheds light on
The news of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaping the Alpha Genesis laboratory breeding centre in South Carolina on the 6th November has made global headlines. Whilst the coverage has largely avoided detail on the individual primates and the research procedures primates such as these are subjected to; the vast majority
Research Paper Chung et al., 2022, Current Biology 32, 97–110 January 10, 2022 Crown Copyright 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.070 Funding Funding for this research was acquired and supervised by Emeritus Professor N. Justin Marshall of the University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute. Ethics approval and acknowledgements suggest that
In a historic move, the NSW has allocated $4.5 million to reduce and replace the use of animals in medical research. This initiative will fund the establishment of the Non-Animal Technologies Network (NAT-Net), bringing together top researchers and institutions at the University of NSW, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, University
A new review published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology highlights the urgent need for international regulatory bodies to update guidelines on nonclinical efficacy testing for antidepressants. The study, authored by PETA scientists and advocates across the world, including AFSA CEO Rachel Smith, emphasises the shortcomings of traditional animal tests, specifically
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