The Donald Trump administration appears to have reversed its decision to remove from public sight the results of past government inspections
of animal research facilities.
* Update, 30 March, 11:07 a.m.: This article has been modified to reflect that 406 inspections
of animal research facilities were conducted by APHIS in the first quarter of 2016.
Not exact matches
When I walk to my office I see the gleaming smokestacks atop the University
of Texas
animal research facility, and I depend on drugs developed through excruciating
animal testing.
Yet from 2015 to mid-2017, only 73 chimpanzees entered sanctuaries, leaving nearly 600
of the
animals in labs; half were owned by the government, half by private
research facilities.
There was an outcry from both
animal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facil
animal welfare groups and
animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facil
animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) blacked out a public database containing thousands
of animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators of the Animal Welfare Act, including research facil
animal welfare inspection reports, as well as records
of enforcement actions that USDA took against violators
of the
Animal Welfare Act, including research facil
Animal Welfare Act, including
research facilities.
An undercover investigation
of the New Iberia
Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, has led the Humane Society of the United States to allege that the primate research facility has violated hundreds of animal welfare regu
Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, has led the Humane Society
of the United States to allege that the primate
research facility has violated hundreds of animal welfare regu
research facility has violated hundreds
of animal welfare regulations.
This
research was also supported by the Athymic
Animal and Xenograft Core
Facility and the Cytometry & Imaging Microscopy Core
Facility of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (P30CA043703).
Raghu Kalluri, a cancer biologist at MD Anderson, managed to return to his lab this morning to find everything in working order: Freezers full
of important samples had been protected by backup generators, and
facilities housing
research animals had stayed dry.
During the first quarter
of 2016, 406 inspections
of research facilities were conducted;
animal activists say those reports were generally posted in a timely manner.
* Update, 31 March, 12:57 p.m.: Today USDA told ScienceInsider that officers
of its
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service have inspected about 300 animal research facilities between 1 January and 30
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service have inspected about 300
animal research facilities between 1 January and 30
animal research facilities between 1 January and 30 March.
She was assisted by co-authors Thomas Neuberger, assistant professor
of biomedical engineering in Penn State's Huck Institutes
of Life Sciences, working with the Penn State's High - Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Facility, and Kate Anthony,
research technician in
animal science.
The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for inspecting animal research facilities and other animal enterprises to ensure their compliance with the Animal Welfare Act
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the arm
of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture responsible for inspecting
animal research facilities and other animal enterprises to ensure their compliance with the Animal Welfare Act
animal research facilities and other
animal enterprises to ensure their compliance with the Animal Welfare Act
animal enterprises to ensure their compliance with the
Animal Welfare Act
Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
Hwang is reportedly still working on
animal cloning at a private
research facility outside
of Seoul.
But a new opportunity may be opening up for studies
of chimpanzee behavior and cognition: A first -
of - its - kind partnership between a sanctuary and a
research center, announced this month, is designed to bolster the scientific output
of facilities that have until now primarily focused on the long - term care
of their
animals.
All rhesus macaque experiments were approved by the Tulane Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee approval (Protocol P0085; Project 3520) The Tulane National Primate
Research Center (TNPRC) is an Association for Assessment and Accreditation
of Laboratory
Animal Care accredited
facility (AAALAC # 000594).
The University
of Texas Medical Branch, with whom Sandia enjoys a years - long partnership, together with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Western Regional
Research Center in Albany, Calif., are providing Sandia with expert insight into toxins and diseases at
animal lab
facilities.
«We are getting closer and closer to translational elements
of research, which involves testing in
animal and clinical
facilities.
IDMIT is an infrastructure for preclinical
research in infectious diseases and immunology which is certified ISO9001 and which includes 1) A large
animal facility with capacity to host NHP in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, 2) State -
of - the - art laboratories for cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, flow cytometry and mass cytometry (CyTof), cell - sorting and confocal microscopy in BSL3 containment; 3) A biological resources centre with high storage capacity; 4) Highly innovative technologies for in vivo imaging
of large
animals in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, including a two - photon microscope, a PET - CT
facility, and several optic based technologies (fibered endo - microscopy, near infra - red imaging).
All together INRA
facilities power up (1)
Research in multi-disciplinary domains through academic and industrial collaborations for the development
of large
animal models, therapeutics or new imaging devices, and (2) Training under several topics (biocontained experiments, introduction
of new imaging methods for large
animal models etc.), welcoming external teams which do not possess such an instrumental park for Transnational access.
The University
of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Small
Animal Imaging
Research Facility Department
of Imaging Physics 1515 Holcombe Boulevard — Unit 56 Houston, Texas 77030 - 400
The Sanford Center also has a full Laboratory
Animal Resource
Facility (LARF), which enables the ethical, humane use
of laboratory
animals for
research.
Animal research is a vital part of the discovery process for a new medicine, and facilities for animal welfare in the UK are second to none.&
Animal research is a vital part
of the discovery process for a new medicine, and
facilities for
animal welfare in the UK are second to none.&
animal welfare in the UK are second to none.»
C57BL / 6 (wild type) and perforin - deficient (C57BL / 6 - Prf 1tm1Sdz / J, Prf1 − / −) mice were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory and bred in the Abramson
Research Center
Animal Facility at The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia.
Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)-- Under the provisions
of the
Animals for Research Act (R.S.O 1990, Chapter A. 22), all facilities performing research using animals in the Province of Ontario must be licensed annually and are subject to unannounced visits by veterinary inspectors at an
Animals for
Research Act (R.S.O 1990, Chapter A. 22), all facilities performing research using animals in the Province of Ontario must be licensed annually and are subject to unannounced visits by veterinary inspectors at a
Research Act (R.S.O 1990, Chapter A. 22), all
facilities performing
research using animals in the Province of Ontario must be licensed annually and are subject to unannounced visits by veterinary inspectors at a
research using
animals in the Province of Ontario must be licensed annually and are subject to unannounced visits by veterinary inspectors at an
animals in the Province
of Ontario must be licensed annually and are subject to unannounced visits by veterinary inspectors at any time.
2)
Facility license for experimental utilization and care
of vertebrate
animals in
research and training (mandatory for all experimental manipulations requiring anaesthesia).
The ARC
facility was designed and constructed to meet exacting regulatory standards required for the operation
of research animal facilities.
YEMASSEE, S.C. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this month conducted a rigorous three - day inspection
of Alpha Genesis, Inc. (AGI), a Yemassee, South Carolina - based primate breeding and
research facility, and found that the center was in full compliance with the regulations and standards
of the
Animal Welfare Act (AWA), Company officials said today.
• The supply
of animals to authorized
animal facilities for experimental
of scientific
research.
The
Animal Facility Shared Resource facilitates research through humane and efficient management of animal popula
Animal Facility Shared Resource facilitates
research through humane and efficient management
of animal popula
animal populations.
A Hendra Virus
Research team was immediately set up at CSIRO's National
Facility, the Australian
Animal Health Laboratory to determine the origin
of this highly pathogenic disease and the risk it posed to the community.
After breaking into a primate
research facility, a group
of animal rights activists discover caged chimps chained up before banks
of screens displaying horrifying, violent images.
While he's busy prosecuting Justin Forrester, an
animal rights activist (who is also his daughter's popular history teacher) for the alleged arson
of a medical
research facility,...
It is described as The Jungle Book crossed with Lost, tells the story
of a mysterious island
research facility and the
animals and humans who live on it.
Unless the
animal is being released to a
research facility, there is no mandatory record keeping on the intakes, hold times and disposal
of sheltered
animals in Oklahoma.
Most technicians work in private clinical practices, but jobs are available in any other profession or industry that involves the use or care
of animals, such as zoos, rescue centers, veterinary teaching hospitals, humane societies,
research facilities, feedlots, pharmaceutical companies, and wildlife or exotic
animal rehabilitation centers.
Unit for Laboratory
Animal Medicine, University
of Michigan, 018
Animal Research Facility, 1150 W Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - 0614, USA.
Here's what my
research says, «A puppy mill is a commercial
facility destined for breeding dogs that sets priority
of making money over the well - being
of animals.»
Licensed Veterinary Technicians can find employment in a variety
of capacities such as medical specialty clinics, rescue shelters, exotic
animal rescue and rehabilitation
facilities, teaching colleges,
research laboratories, non-profit organizations, and in the military and government.
4-23-07 Identification All live dogs and cats held on the premises, purchased, or otherwise acquired, sold or otherwise disposed
of, or removed from the premises for delivery to a
research facility or exhibitor or to another dealer, or for sale, through an auction sale or to any person for use as a pet, shall be identified by an official tag
of the type described in Sec. 2.51 affixed to the
animal's neck by means
of a collar made
of material generally considered acceptable to pet owners as a means
of identifying their pet dogs or cats \ 2 \, or shall be identified by a distinctive and legible tattoo marking acceptable to and approved by the Administrator.
The American Veterinary Medical Association is concerned after the U. S. Department
of Agriculture removed from its website inspection reports, regulatory correspondence and other information involving compliance with the
Animal Welfare Act by commercial dog breeders and
facilities such as zoos and
research labs.
These public records, funded by taxpayers, help consumers find out more about the
animal welfare records
of commercial dog breeders, horse trainers and owners, roadside zoos,
research laboratories and other
facilities.
The bills would also require
facilities that conduct
research in collaboration with institutions
of higher education to work with
animal rescue organizations to adopt out healthy
animals after the
research is complete.
Humane Canada urges those looking for a pet to do plenty
of research, visit breeding
facilities, viewing
of the bitch and / or sire and screen sellers by asking questions about their
animals, including breeding practices, health and genetic issues, temperament, etc..
(a) Any
research facility, or employee or student thereof, that confines and uses dogs and cats for
research, educational, testing or scientific purposes, instead
of euthanizing a cat or dog that is a retired
animal, shall, providing the cat or dog is not required for health or safety reasons:
By requiring the
research institution to enter into a contract with an
animal rescue group or shelter, there is a clear path to transition cats and dogs from the laboratory or testing
facility to an adoption center who can offer these
animals the possibility
of living out the rest
of their lives in a loving home.
Our beagles find their way into our program through many venues — from shelters,
research facilities, and with the help
of animal control officers.
After some negotiation, Maddie's Fund promised to grant the UC Davis School
of Veterinary Medicine $ 1.5 million over 5 years to (1) start a resident training program, (2) conduct noninvasive
research of benefit to shelter
animals, and (3) provide outreach and support to
animal sheltering organizations, as long as at least 60 %
of the shelters helped were self - described as no kill
facilities.
Our programs have been created to provide support for our school's faculty, residents, faculty
research equipment and
facilities in order to advance veterinary medicine in the area
of companion
animal health.
She generously contributed funds to support cancer
research and the construction of the Center for Companion Animal Health building and the Veterinary Medicine Research Faci
research and the construction
of the Center for Companion
Animal Health building and the Veterinary Medicine
Research Faci
Research Facility 3B.
The Onyx & Breezy Foundation lends funding and support to pets
of individuals where medical hardship is present — Spay and neuter programs — Rescue
of animals from kill shelters — Food, medicine and supplies — Cancer
Research — Medicine and equipment for military and police canines — Equipment for medical
facilities — Puppy mill rescues and disaster relief — Shelters, rescues, foster groups and sanctuaries — Pets
of individuals where medical hardship is present — Other endeavors that benefit the welfare
of animals