Related Non-Stanford Sites

Alternative Resources

• AGRICOLA - The National Agricultural Library (NAL) catalog
• ALTWEB - Global Clearinghouse for Information on Alternatives to Animal Testing
• AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center
• CCSAW - Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph
• CAAT - Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, The Johns Hopkins University
• Digital Frog Software - Digital Frog International, Inc.
• Environmental Enrichment for Primates - Annotated database on environmental enrichment.
• ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
• FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
• ICCVAM - Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
• IIVS - Institute for In Vitro Sciences. Dedicated to the advancement of alternative testing methods.
• InterNICHE Alternatives Loan System (based in Europe). List of training media and devices to shift the emphasis away from using animals in teaching.
• Invitroderm - Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals
• Isogenic Info   - Information on reducing numbers of animals used in research through better model selection and better experimental design
• Lab Animal Refinement Database - Database on refinement of housing and handling conditions and environmental enrichment for animals kept in laboratories, sponsored by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).
• Model Organisms for Biomedical Research - Mammalian and non-mammalian; Funding Opportunities sponsored by National Institutes of Health.
• NC3Rs - National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
• NLM - National Library of Medicine
• NORINA - Norwegian Inventory of Audiovisuals - a comprehensive collection of information on audiovisual aids and other alternatives to the use of animals in teaching.  
• Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives - Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
• PubMed - Free MEDLINE search; National Library of Medicine
• SynDaver Labs™ - Synthetic Human Tissues and Body Parts
• TSAR - Tracking System for Alternative test methods Review, Validation and Approval in the Context of EU Regulations on Chemicals
• UCCAA - UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives - Disseminates information concerning models, computer programs, and other animal alternatives in education.

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Medical & Scientific Organizations

• ASR  - Academy of Surgical Research
• AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• ACLAD - American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases 
• AMA - American Medical Association
• ASLAP - American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
• ASM - American Society of Mammalogists
• AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association
• AWI - Animal Welfare Institute
• AAALAC International - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International
• AG - Association for Gnotobiotics
• ANZCCART - Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching
• BIRDNET - The Ornithological information source
• CALAS - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• ICLAS - International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
• ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
• IATA - International Air Transport Association
• LAMA - Laboratory Animal Management Association
• LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association (UK)
• LAWTE - Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange
• NAS - National Academy of Sciences
• PRIM&R - Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
• Scand-LAS - Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
• SCAW - Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
• UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
• Virtual Mouse Necropsy - Web-based interactive mouse necropsy site.
• ZFIN - Zebrafish Information Network

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Advocacy Groups for Research

• AMP - Americans for Medical Progress
• CBRA - California Biomedical Research Association
• CSBR - California Society for Biomedical Research
• FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
• iiFAR - Incurably Ill for Animal Research
• MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
• MSMR - Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
• NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
• OSERA - Ohio Scientific Education and Research Association
• PSBR - Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research
• TSBR - Texas Society for Biomedical Research

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