NEWS ARCHIVE 2001

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DECEMBER 2001

CAAT Board members support inclusion of rats, mice and birds under AWA (12/13/2001)

USDA can move ahead with rulemaking on rats, mice, and birds (12/13/2001)

International network provides resources on alternatives in education (12/04/2001)

NOVEMBER 2001

OCTOBER 2001

Wider use of in vitro tests could dramatically reduce need for lab animals, federal panel states (10/10/2001)

Animal welfare prize awarded to developer of minimally invasive techniques (10/02/2001)

SEPTEMBER 2001

AUGUST 2001

JULY 2001

Humane Society Book Explores "The State of the Animals 2001" (07/10/2001)

AWIC web site offers sections on companion animals and on foot-and-mouth disease (07/09/2001)

JUNE 2001

Innovative use of human cells may lead to new method for lead research (06/28/2001)

Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation announces award recipients for 2001 (06/14/2001)

MAY 2001

Sen. Bob Dole says Congress intended AWA to apply to rats, mice and birds (05/16/2001)

APRIL 2001

MARCH 2001

AWIC offers reference source on recognition and alleviation of pain and distress in animals (03/22/2001)

FEBRUARY 2001

ICCVAM Not Ready to approve FETAX (02/28/2001)

JANUARY 2001

ICCVAM Authorization Act signed into law (01/09/2001)