The use of animals in research, teaching and testing is an important ethical and political issue. Much of the discussion about this issue revolves around the relative value, often referred to as 'moral value', of humans and animals.
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General Database Information
Research Animal resources (US)
Topic: Ethics
ECVAM QSAR Model Inventory
EURL ECVAM QSAR Model Inventory of the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Topic: Alternative methods
European Science Foundation Policy on Animal Use 2001
Over the past twenty years or so, there has been a ‘revolution’ in the life sciences,and our knowledge and capabilities have dramatically increased. At the same time, these advances have raised very important ethical concerns in both the scientific community and with the public at large.
Topic: Ethics
Species specific
Inbred Strains of Mice and Rats-Jax
This page provides access to searchable, hypertext listings of inbred strains of mice and inbred strains of rats. Both sets of information were provided by Dr. Michael FW Festing (MRC Toxicology Unit) and were converted for Web presentation by the Mouse Genome Informatics Group at The Jackson Laboratory.
Topic: Mice, Rat
RSPCA Rodent Welfare Group
A key aim of the Group is to encourage people to take account of the whole lifetime experience of laboratory rodents, ensuring that every potential impact on their wellbeing has been reviewed and refined.
Topic: Mice, Rat