The age of animal experiments may be waning

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 ...

Animal drug incentives aren’t working, change recommended, fed watchdog says

The Government Accountability Office report released March 3 examines whether a federal incentive enacted in 2004 under the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act has been effective. The ...
Agri-PulseOpinion

Opinion: How Congress can protect a vital animal drug while cracking down on illicit use

In this opinion piece, Michael Bailey, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, urges Congress to pass a ...
Seattle Times

25 drug companies to phase out animal antibiotics

Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Citing a ...
WGAL

FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies, drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies and other drugs be tested on animals, saying in a news release that there ...