Literature Searches for Animal Testing Alternatives

UTSA's IACUC web page - contains information about the committee, as well as links to protocol application forms.

USDA Animal Care has posted the most up-to-date version of the Animal Welfare Act and regulations.

This 1986 US Congress Office of Technology Assessment report analyzes the scientific, regulatory, economic, legal, and ethical considerations involved in alternative technologies in biomedical and behavioral research, toxicity testing, and education.

The Alternatives to Animal Testing Web Site was created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond.

A Guide to Locating Animal Research Alternatives and Animal Care Resources from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

AWIC is a part of the USDA's National Agricultural Library. Their site provides information on methods and sources available to reduce, refine, or replace animals used in teaching, testing, and research.

ANZCCART is an independent body established to consider the scientific, ethical, and social issues associated with the use of animals in research and education. This resource offers fact sheets, newsletters, and publications for anzccart.

CCAC website providing useful information on the three Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement alternatives) to those involved with the use of animals in science.

CompMed™ is an e-mail list, maintained by AALAS, for discussion of comparative medicine, laboratory animals, and topics related to biomedical research. The listserv archives are an excellent source for alternatives searching.

FRAME (UK) is an independent charity with the goal of replacing animals in medical experimentation via a focus on finding and researching alternatives to animal testing. FRAME supports the 3Rs

The mission of ILAR is to evaluate and to report on scientific, technological, and ethical use of animals and related biological resources, and of non-animal alternatives in non-food settings, such as research, testing, education, and production of pharmaceuticals. ILAR seeks to identify practices that provide for excellence in the welfare of animals used for these purposes, recognizing their moral value while achieving high-quality science.

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is a UK-based scientific organisation dedicated to replacing, refining and reducing the use of animals in research and testing

The UC Davis Mouse Biology Program (MBP) is an academic resource providing scientific expertise and consultation, technological assistance, dedicated infrastructure, and educational support to the academic community in the development, application, and use of genetically-altered mice for biomedical research on diseases, behavioral abnormalities, and developmental disorders.

APHIS is the organization within USDA that administers the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act and oversees inspections of animal research-conducting labs.