Repeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US ...

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded an inaugural research grant to encourage the analysis of animal cruelty data ...

Support Legislation to Protect Horses, Donkeys, and Mules Contact your representative and senators and encourage them to ...

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.

The rate of NAM development varies among the different scientific purposes for which animals are used. According to a Scientific American article, we are much closer to being able to completely ...

1. The OECD contains a large number of “substantive committees,” each comprising several “working parties.” For example, the Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee oversees OECD work on chemical safety ...

The term “new approach methodologies” typically refers to techniques of research and testing that don’t involve the use of live animals. This term is used instead of “nonanimal methods” to signify ...

Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of animal protection groups submitted a rulemaking petition to the US Department of Agriculture to require pig slaughter plants to ...

Washington, DC—American consumers are increasingly concerned about how animals raised for food are treated. But those wishing to purchase a higher-welfare turkey for Thanksgiving this year will be ...

Rochester, NY—In a potential victory for billions of birds, a federal judge ruled yesterday that a lawsuit filed against the US Department of Agriculture for failing to require humane handling of ...