Mission and vision statements

Animal welfare

Ethics

History and heritage

Careers

 

Links to Further Information

We have listed some links to other sites that will help you understand the need for continuing safety testing and medical research. We have also included government sites that explain the regulatory requirements governing the use of animals in science.

Animal Welfare

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
www.aaalac.org
Animal Welfare Information Centre
www.nal.usda.gov/awic
University Federation for Animal Welfare
www.ufaw.org.uk

Patients Perspective

Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation
www.amprogress.org
Incurably Ill for Animal Research
www.iifar.org
Seriously Ill for Medical Research
www.simr.org.uk

Biomedical Research Associations and Trusts

Biomedical Research Education Trust
www.bret.org.uk
Coalition for Medical Progress
www.medicalprogress.org
European Biomedical Research Association
www.ebra.org
Foundation for Biomedical Research
www.fbresearch.org
National Association for Biomedical Research
www.nabr.org
Research Defence Society
www.rds-online.org.uk

Regulatory Authorities

Animal Procedures Committee
www.apc.gov.uk
United Kingdom Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/licensing_charter.html
United States Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov/fdac/special/newdrug/ndd_toc.html
United States Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
United States Department of Agriculture
www.aphis.usda.gov/ac

Alternative Methods

European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ihcp.jrc.cec.eu.int/Activities/ACTVali/ACTVali.html
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
www.frame.org.uk
In-vitro Testing Industrial Platform
www.ivtip.org

Institutes and Societies

Institute of Animal Care and Use Committee
www.iacuc.org
Institute of Animal Technology
www.iat.org.uk
Chemsoc
www.chemsoc.org
Royal Society of Chemistry
www.rsc.org

Industry Associations

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
www.abpi.org.uk
Bioindustry Association
www.bioindustry.org