By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block For years our undercover investigations at U.S. animal research laboratories have helped to raise awareness about the immense animal suffering caused by animal testing and experimentation. Pregnant rabbits are force-fed toxic pesticides. Cats have their spinal cords damaged and are forced to run on treadmills. Rats are placed in […]
Australia could soon be at the forefront of alternatives to animal testing
Ed Brackenreg’s biomedical start-up Codex Research has set itself an ambitious target. “Our goal is to achieve a future one day, at some point, where no-one will bother with any animal experiments anymore,” he says. As testimony through the New South Wales government’s parliamentary inquiry into the use of primates and other animals in medical […]