This week, Take Action Thursday offers support for AWA amendments to keep animals out of the hands of suspended license holders. Federal Legislation HR 1002, the Welfare of Our Friends (WOOF!) Act, tackles the problem of dog dealers whose licenses … Continued
Learn more about the work of Joost Brinks, recipient of the IFER Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science. Continue reading
When NAVS was founded 90 years ago, one of the first issues on our agenda was exposing the cruelty of using animals for dissection. Over the years, dissection has remained an important issue for NAVS. From the early days … Continued
It has been recognized that the use of animals in safety testing for cosmetics does not necessarily create safer products. There are many safety tests that are scientifically superior and more reliable than those that use animals. Moreover, alternative tests … Continued
A collaboration between L’Oreal, the biotech company Hesperos and the University of Central Florida has resulted in the development of an important research tool that could reduce the reliance on animal models for the testing of drugs and cosmetics. Continue reading
Federal Legislation In 2017, federally-licensed research facilities reported using more than 790,000 animals for research, testing and education. The Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences (HEARTS) Act, HR 1209, would seek to reduce this number. This legislation … Continued
We are excited by new research that has shown progress made with kidney organoids. Continue reading
A recent article in the Washington Post brought to light a trend NAVS has also noticed: the USDA and its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have been issuing drastically fewer citations to facilities that house animals that are … Continued
Federal Legislation Every year, in the aftermath of natural and man-made disasters, it is clear that the current planning for those disasters does not address the interests, nor meet the needs, of animals used for commercial purposes. The failure to … Continued
NAVS sees the promise of using organoid models to advance our understanding of basic human biology and disease in a human-relevant, animal-free way. Continue reading
