Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests ...

Experiments on animals (“in vivo” experiments) have long been the norm for learning about human health and disease, because testing on live animals enables researchers to investigate how chemicals, ...

Opponents of the experiments say the research has cost about $15 million in federal funding and resulted in the deaths of more than 300 dogs.

The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major ...

The National Institutes of Health recently announced plans to convert one of its long-standing primate research centers into an animal sanctuary. The decision builds on broader bipartisan mo ...

April 10 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial intelligence, when developing monoclonal antibody therapies and ...

This story is part of a collaboration with The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. A federal health agency that has promised to scale back its animal research has drawn the attention of ...

The 3Rs (replacement, reduction, refinement) are a set of principles that provide an internationally accepted framework toward achieving more humane scientific research by minimizing animal distress.