Campaigns
Forced to Smoke
Why are mice being forced to smoke? In days past, you may have seen images of dogs with cones attached to their faces being forced
October 25, 2021
Statistics
Statistics 2018 – Animal use in research and teaching, Australia
These statistics should be used for general purposes only. The latest available figures, from 2018 show that: In Victoria, 2,310,553 animals were used In New
May 11, 2021
News
Student Choice Policy
Student choice policies provide all students with the chance to enjoy science and express their enthusiasm for biology and other science subjects, whatever their ethical
March 25, 2020
For Media
Number of Invasive Animal Experiments on the Rise Again!
Latest Australian statistics reveal close to 3,000,000 animals used in INVASIVE experiments. The statistics for 2017 (most recent available) have been collated by Humane Research
March 5, 2020
Case Studies
Cephalopods used in eye experiments to determine colour blindness
Chung W-S, Marshall NJ. 2016 Comparative visual ecology of cephalopods from different habitats. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20161346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1346 Aims Cephalopods are members of the molluscan class
February 27, 2020
For Media
Baboons lose in their bid for freedom
As media stories circulate about three baboons escaped from a medical research facility in Sydney, concerns are raised about the horrific life these animals endure.
February 25, 2020
For Media
Non-human primate research rejected by National Australia Bank under new Animal Welfare Principles.
Humane Research Australia welcomes the release of NAB’s forward-thinking Animal Welfare Principles which will guide their lending policy. Included in the Principles is the commitment
November 21, 2019
For Media
Lab bunnies lives hang in the balance as NSW Government decide their fate
Animal advocates eagerly await a determination by the Office of the Secretary (NSW Department of Primary Industries) as to whether lab rabbits will be given
October 23, 2019
Other
Rabbits infected with viruses, monitored for effects, and then killed
Suen, WW, Uddin, MJ, Wang, W, Brown, V, Adney, DR, Broad, N, Prow, NA, Bowen, RA, Hall, RA & Bielefeldt-Ohmann, H 2015. ‘Experimental West Nile
October 4, 2019
Case Studies
Case Studies – Other
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October 4, 2019
Primates
Baby monkeys used in invasive brain lesion experiments
Warner, CE, Kwan, WC, Wright, D, Johnston, LA, Egan, GF & Bourne, JA, 2015. ‘Preservation of Vision by the Pulvinar following Early-Life Primary Visual Cortex
October 4, 2019
Primates
Macaques infected with SIV and testes removed
Winnall, WR, Lloyd, SB, De Rose, R, Alcantara, S, Amarasena, TH, Hedger, MP, Girling, JE & Kent, SJ 2015, ‘Simian immunodeficiency virus infection and immune
October 4, 2019
Primates
Marmosets subjected to brain exposure experiments
Davies, AJ, Chaplin, TA, Rosa, MJP & Yu 2016, ‘Natural motion trajectory enhances the coding of speed in primate extrastriate cortex’. Scientific Reports, 6: 19739.
October 4, 2019
Primates
Marmoset fetuses and newborns used in research
Hendrickson, A., Possin, D., Kwan, W.C., Huang, J, and Bourne, J.A. 2016, The temporal profile of retinal cell genesis in the marmoset monkey. Associated Institutions:
October 4, 2019
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