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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Today, more than 40 animal advocacy organizations across Canada praised Air Canada for its recent decision to stop shipping non-human primates into the country for use in research laboratories. Airlines in Canada must obtain approval from the CTA to revise their shipping guidelines.

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Canadian Council Says Mouse Pain Study Was Ethical

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But he said in the case, the pain was necessary and scientifically justified.However, Leslie Norins, the publisher of the newsletter that led to the council's investigation, questioned Mogil's research methods. In our reading of the national guidelines, this came very close to a violation.

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British Center Working On Animal Replacement in Research?

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The NC3Rs brings together stakeholders in the 3Rs in academia, industry, government and animal welfare organisations to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, and the translation of research findings into practice that will benefit both animals and science.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals. Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S. 2552) place Puerto Rico among the top tier of U.S.