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ICLAS

ICLAS is an international scientific organization dedicated to advancing human and animal health by promoting the ethical  care and use of laboratory animals in research worldwide.

Topic: Portals and Websites

Animal Welfare Information Centre (AWIC)

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is is part of the US Department of Agriculture. It is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.

Topic: Portals and Websites

Understanding Animal Research

Understanding Animal Research aim to provide all you want to know about animal research, whether you are a concerned member of the public or have a special interest.

Topic: Portals and Websites

ALTWEB-Alternatives to Animal Testing

This Website was created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond. Altweb hosts the journal ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, which is the official publication of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT).

Topic: Portals and Websites

Welcome to the Node

Welcome to the Node: the community site for and by developmental biologists. The Node is a place for you to share news from the developmental biology community, to discuss relevant topics or just see what’s new. And you can do more than reading – we are a community site, so anyone can post on the Node after creating an account. The Node is run by the journal Development and its publisher, The Company of Biologists. We get around 20,000 visitors per month, and typically publish one post per day.

 

Topic: Portals and Websites

Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing (Altbib)

Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing (Altbib), is a resource portal for Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing hosted by Specialized Information Services of US National Library of Medicine.

Topic: Portals and Websites

Species specific

NC3Rs Non-Human Primate Welfare
Topic: Non-Human Primate

First Ever Survey of Approaches to Monkey Chair Restraint

In a transatlantic collaboration, scientists from the NC3Rs and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia have conducted the first ever survey of the approaches used for training monkeys for chair restraint.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

EU PrimNet Project
Topic: Non-Human Primate

The Macaque Care Website

A free resource for everyone who works with, or is interested in, laboratory macaques.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

Virtual Tour-German Primate Centre
Topic: Non-Human Primate

Marmoset Care

An interactive site with information on common marmoset behaviour and how best to provide care in captivity, with over 100 videos – for private owners, educators, zoo and laboratory professionals.

Topic: Non-Human Primate

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