Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The University of South Carolina said an experiment involving cocaine-addicted rats being electrically shocked has been stopped for now. In November, the university ...

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national nonprofit group with more than 17,000 doctor members, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to State Auditor General Doug Ringler urging an audit of the University of Michigan for animal experiments deemed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Governments have announced plans to reduce the number of animals, such as mice, used in experimental procedures. (Philip Cheung ...