Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an ...

Legions of animal rights activists and scientists are making strides in their battles against animal testing in biomedical research with the help of cutting edge technology –– even as the ...

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus: Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infects wild mice world-wide and laboratory animal species including mice ... Prevention: Use of personal protective clothing, ...

In a laboratory, people matter: a key contributor to good animal welfare is the presence of compassionate caretakers. Research has shown that a “belief in animal mind” (BAM)—seeing animals as ...

All animal-based research projects conducted at Dalhousie must strictly adhere to the CCAC guidelines, as well as to university policies and UCLA decisions. Dalhousie holds a current Certificate of ...

Animals of many types can help calm stress, fear and anxiety in young children, the elderly and everyone in between. <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> More research is needed before ...

Ethics is gaining importance in many researcher's professional lives. This is a welcome development since excellence in research depends crucially on good relations both to the scientific community ...

CCAC certification (Good Animal Practice – GAP) is mandatory for all Canadian institutions that conduct research with animals and receive funding from the federal granting agencies as well as some ...