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(Updated on 15/09/2016)

• Horses can communicate with us - scientists - 24 September 2016
  "Horses have joined a select group of animals that can communicate by pointing at symbols."
  (BBC)

• Will we ever… eliminate animal experimentation?
  "Arguably one of the most heated debates in science, efforts to reduce the number of animals used in studies face many barriers, says Alla Katsnelson."
  (BBC)

• The replacement, refinement and reduction (3Rs) in research using animals
  (bbsrc.ac.uk)

• Animals used for scientific purposes - Statistical Reports
  "The Sixth Report provides an overview on the number of animals used in the EU in 2008 for experimental and other scientific purposes.
  This report includes data from all 27 Member States, submitted in the agreed format by all countries."
  (ec.europa.eu)

• Animal experiments increase again - 14 July 2011
  "The number of animal experiments carried out in the UK rose by 3% last year, according to government figures...
  The rise was largely due to an increase in the use of genetically modified (GM) and mutant animals, a trend that shows no signs of abating."
  (BBC)

  

• Animal Experiments in the UK - an infographic
  (flickr.com)

  

• Understanding Animal Research
  "The public debate on animal research sometimes gets so heated that the facts can be overlooked.
  How many animals are used in research every year? Do people know that most of them are mice or rats?
  Why are animals genetically modified? How is animal research regulated? How are the animals cared for?
  What actually happens to research animals?
  How does the use of animals in research and testing compare with other uses of animals by society?
  In our About Research section, we aim to answer all these questions."
  (csrhub.com)

  
  
  

• Animal Testing
  "A children's guide to the controversial issues surrounding animal testing."
  Why does animal testing take place?
  Does it work?
  Are the animals hurt during testing?
  Is there an alternative?
  How do I know what products have been tested
  on animals?
  (CBBC Newsround)

• Animal testing, "also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments (although some research about animals involves only natural behaviors or pure observation, such as a mouse running a maze or field studies of chimp troops)." (Wikipedia)
  
  
  • 1 Definitions
  • 2 History
  • 3 Care and use of animals
  • 4 Research classification
  • 5 Ethics
  • 6 Alternatives to animal testing
  
  

• Alternatives to animal testing
  "The "three Rs"... are guiding principles for the use of animals in research in many countries" :
  Reduction / Refinement / Replacement
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

• Animal Experiments :
  Key points
  Does animal testing work?
  Is it morally right?
  What are the alternatives?
  Protests and pickets
  How many animals are used in experiments?
  Your views on animal testing
  Quiz: how much do you know?
  Vote: should animals be used?
  Timeline of events
  (BBC)

• Lab future : How science is trying to avoid using animals in research (BBC)

• Alex the parrot :
  
  
  
  • Alex (1976 – 2007) "was an African Grey Parrot who, from 1977 to 2007, was the subject of a thirty-year-long experiment...
    Alex's intelligence was on par with that of dolphins and great apes..." (Wikipedia)
    
    
    • 1 Early life
    • 2 Training
    • 3 Accomplishments
    • 4 Death
    • 5 Criticisms
      
      
      
  • Watch the video with Alex the parrot (YouTube)