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• ALTBIB: Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing

  Searchable bibliography from NLM which assists in identifying methods and procedures to support the development, testing, application, and validation of alternatives.

• AltWeb - Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web

  Exhaustive site to provide alternatives.

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

• Animal Alternatives (U.C. Davis Center for Animal Alternatives)

  Provides investigators with current methods, models, computer programs, and search techniques; includes search examples and templates for use in several databases.

• Animal Care and Use Training (NIH)

• Animal Testing Alternatives (Vetgate)

• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)

  Disseminates information on improved methodologies, training, education, alternatives searching, and regularly updated "news" and regulatory information.

• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International

  Links to documentation and guidelines for animal care and use.

• Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (Johns Hopkins University)

  This Center has worked with scientists since 1981 to find new methods to replace the use of laboratory animals in experiments, reduce the number of animals tested, and refine necessary tests to eliminate pain and distress.

• European Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM)

  Provides factual and evaluated information on advanced non-animal test development and validation for toxicology assesments.

• Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)

  European site which includes extensive information on alternatives searching plus links to other alternatives-related sites, educational sites, legislative information, newsgroups, and journals.

• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

  Publishes guidelines and reports as well as serving as clearinghouse for information.

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (University of Pittsburgh)

• Laboratory Animal Care and Use (University of Pennsylvania)

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH)

• Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange

• Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use (NCA)

  This site gives comprehensive list of databases and shows actual models.

• Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association (OSERA)

  This site seeks to help us better understand the topic of the humane and responsible use of animals in scientific endeavors. You can examine information on the use of animals and alternatives in biological and biomedical research, product and environmental safety research, and education.

• PrimateLit Database

  University of Wisconsin site which provides bibliographic access to the scientific literature on non-human primates for the research and educational communities.

• Tips for Searching for Alternatives to Animal Research and Testing (Animal Welfare Information Center, US Department of Agriculture)

• Why Conduct Literature Searches for Alternatives? (Animal Welfare Information Center, US Department of Agriculture)