Publications and reference

Useful links

Many organisations produce information on the use of animals in scientific procedures and related topics. The following is a broad sample.

The links below go to external websites, and will open in a new browser window.

Alternatives and the 3Rs

• Altweb (Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web) (new window)
• Canadian Council for Animal Care (new window)
• European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) (new window)
• Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) (new window)
• Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) (new window)
• University of California Center for Animal Alternatives (UCCAA) (new window)
• NC3Rs (new window)
• Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives (new window)

Anti-vivisection, animal protection and animal welfare organisations

• Advocates for Animals (new window)
• British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) (new window)
• National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) (new window)
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) (new window)

Discussion forum

• Boyd Group (new window)

General reference

• Merck Veterinary Manual (new window)
• Coalition for Medical Progress (new window)
• NoAnimal Testing (new window)

Government bodies

• Animal Procedures Committee (new window)
• UK Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority (UKXIRA) (new window)

Patient groups

• Genetic Interest Group (new window)
• Seriously Ill for Medical Research (new window)

Professional and representative bodies and learned societies

• Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) (new window)
• BioIndustry Association (BIA) (new window)
• Biosciences Federation, Animal Sciences Group (new window)
• British Veterinary Association (new window)
• Institute of Animal Technology (new window)
• Institute of Biology (new window)
• Laboratory Animal Science Association (new window)
• Research Defence Society (RDS) (new window)
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (new window)
• Royal Society (new window)
• Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (new window)

Research funders and charities

• Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) (new window)
• Medical Research Council (new window)
• Wellcome Trust (new window)

Education Links

These websites contain material specifically designed for schools, undergraduates and teachers.

• Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web (Altweb) (new window)
• Animals in Medicines Research Information Centre (AMRIC) (new window)
• biology4all.com (new window)
• Biomedical Research Educational Trust
• BBC Hot Topics (new window)
• IAT Schools (new window)
• Royal Society (website for students) (new window)
• Schoolscience.co.uk (new window)

 

See Also

• Animal welfare