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ALTERNATIVES NEWS
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HSUS and Procter & Gamble Present North American Alternatives Awards (12/23/2008)
NCA Newsletter Now Available Online (12/10/2008)
NC3Rs Newsletter (Issue 18) Available (12/09/2008)
ACLAM Seeks Proposals in Lab Animal Science (12/05/2008)
ICCVAM Issues Recommendations on In Vitro Pyrogenicity Test Methods (11/25/2008)
November 2008 HSUS Pain & Distress Report Available (PDF) (11/10/2008)
ICCVAM Releases 2006-2007 Biennial Report (10/29/2008)
Seventh World Congress Website (10/29/2008)
Seventh World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences - PDF brochure available (10/22/2009)
AWIC Summer 2008 Bulletin Available Online (PDF)(10/22/2008)
ACLAM Foundation Seeks Proposals on Laboratory
Animal Medicine, Refinement, Husbandry (10/20/2008)
NC3Rs Seeks Nominations for 2008 3Rs Prize (UK) (10/16/2008)
Deadline Approaches for NC3Rs Small Awards Scheme (UK) (10/15/2008)
NC3Rs Calls for Proposals on Use of Invertebrates as Alternatives (UK) (10/15/2008)
Two In Vitro Alternative Methods Gain US Regulatory Acceptance for Ocular Safety Testing (ICCVAM news item, full text from EHP forum) (10/13/2008)
Animal Suffering Unknowable? (The Scientist) (10/9/2008)
Research Attributes Lack of HIV/AIDS Vaccine to Use of Chimpanzees (10/9/2008)
Applications Invited for Dieter-Lütticken Award for 3Rs Research: Poster (PDF) Guidelines (.doc), and Application (.doc) (09/19/2008)
NC3Rs Seeking 2009 Grant Applications (09/15/2008)
A Paradigm Shift in Toxicity Testing Is Inevitable (AltTox.org) (09/03/2008)
HSUS August 2008 Pain & Distress Report available (PDF) (09/02/2008)
Dr. Alan Goldberg lecture, ""The Science of Alternatives: Initial Truths—Current Realities," available in CAAT Media Center (MP3 audio + Powerpoint slides) (09/02/2008)
Grown Skin to Reduce Animal Testing (08/25/2008)
2008 Alternatives Forum: Spotlight on Ingredients
October 23-24, 2008 (08/22/2008)
Australia — New Animal Testing Guidelines Released to Minimize Pain and Suffering (08/19/2008)
Register Now for ILAR Conference on Animal Research in a Global Environment (08/19/2008)
Finding Options to Animal Testing (San Jose Mercury News) (08/12/2008)
Walk the Dog! New German Language Alternatives Site for Students Launched (08/11/2008)
Technology Day Conference: New Scientific Impluses Towards 3R Alternatives—Methods to Replace, Reduce and Refine Animal Use (08/07/2008)
CAAT Becomes an EU Center of Excellence (08/04/2008)
New Center for Animal Alternatives in Education established in Mexico: Centro de Alternativas al uso de Animales en la Enseñaza (07/29/2008)
Drug Fishing (The Scientist) (07/25/2008)
UK Lab Animal Numbers Continue to Increase (BBC News) (07/22/2008)
Discarded Cow Eyes Could Replace Live Animals in Toxicity Tests (Guardian UK) (07/22/2008)
The Power of Ideas: Perceptions of Animals Shift in Science and Society (article by Andrew N. Rowan, PhD) (07/22/2008)
Alternatives Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) Announces its 2008 Alternatives Research Grant Recipients (07/22/2008)
Call for Papers for 15th Congress on Alternatives to Animal Testing (07/14/2008)
New NC3Rs Board Chair: Professor Ian Kimber (07/10/2008)
Federal Regulatory Agencies Accept ICCVAM-Recommended Ocular Safety Methods (06/24/2008)
InterNICHE Seeks Proposals for 2008 Humane Education Award (06/02/2008)
Contact Dermatitis 2008: Blending Science with Best Practice (Montreal, August 28-30) (05/30/2008)
Federal Bill Would End Invasive Testing on Chimpanzees (05/27/2008)
Peer Review Panel Report on Murine Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) Now Available (05/21/2008)
Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use (NCA) May Newsletter (05/14/2008)
Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences now available on Altweb (05/06/2008)
Persons and Institutions Active in the Field of Alternatives (DB-ALM, ECVAM) Now Accessible to the Public (05/06/2008)
DNT2: Developmental Neurotoxicity Conference Brochure Available for Download (PDF) (04/28/2008)