NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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JANUARY 2006

Article on Stress in Aquatic Animals (Animal Lab News) (1/31/2006)

Alternatives Research & Development Foundation Announces 2006 Grants Program (1/31/2006)

Request for Input on Alternative Methods to the Mouse LD50 Assay for Botulinum Toxin Potency Testing (1/27/2006)

European Commission Approves Action Plan to Improve Animal Welfare (1/27/2006)

ARNA December 2005 Newsletter available (PDF) (1/17/2006)

TestSmart DNT update: Deadline for poster submissions has been extended to February 15, 2006 (1/12/2006)

Toxicity Testing for Assessment of Environmental Agents: Interim Report (2006) (1/11/2006)

NIH Requests Information on Standards for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1/06/2006)

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FEBRUARY 2006

World's First Arabic Alternatives Website and Video Launched (2/22/2006)

Films & Slides of Basic Techniques on Common Lab Animal Species (2/17/2006)

HSUS Pain and Distress Report, January 2006, available (PDF) (2/2/2006)

Winner of NC3Rs Prize Announced (2/2/2006)

Animal Research News and Analysis January, 2006 Newsletter available (PDF) (2/2/2006)

MARCH 2006

Czech and Romanian Versions of InterNICHE Alternatives Website Launched (3/31/2006)

NCA Newsletter: April 2006 now available (pdf) (3/31/2006)

European Union Approves New Alternatives to Animal Testing of Drugs and Chemicals (3/27/2006)

ATLA 34, Supplement 1 now available (3/23/2006)

USDA Animal Care Program Revises Policies #10 and #15 (3/22/2006)

ICCVAM to Hold Peer Review Meeting on In Vitro Acute Systemic Toxicity Test Methods (3/21/2006)

ALTEX 2006.1 now available (3/20/2006)

2006 AWE Awardees Announced (3/20/2006)

ARNA February 2006 now available (pdf) (3/20/2006)

ATLA 34.1 now available (3/20/2006)

Special section on animal welfare in latest Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (3/17/2006)

InterNICHE book "from Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse" available for free download (3/17/2006)

International Congress of Nanobiotechnology & Nanomedicine (NanoBio2006) - Call for Paper (3/17/2006)

ICCVAM Announces Addendum to Endocrine Disruptor Report, Requests Comments and Data (3/17/2006)

OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals: Draft Proposal for a New Guideline 426 (PDF) (3/03/2006)

APRIL 2006

EU Releases Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (Working Paper pdf, Report to EU Commission pdf) (4/27/2006)

Call for Expression of Interest (CEI) to Participate in ECVAM Projects (pdf) (4/17/2006)

TestSmart DNT Symposium Proceedings now available (4/13/2006)

Animal Health and Welfare Tutorial Site Launched (4/7/2006)

University of Newcastle to Offer 2-Day Course on Lab Animal Analgesia and Peri-operative Care (4/7/2006)

David Dewhurst to Receive 2006 Doerenkamp-Zbinden Award (4/6/2006)

March 2006 ARNA Newsletter now available (pdf) (4/5/2006)

MAY 2006

ECVAM Report on Three Rs Approaches in Marine Biotoxin Testing (pdf) (05/25/2006)

ATLA 34.2 now available (05/19/2006)

Testing Times 3 Newsletter now available (pdf) (05/19/2006)

ILAR Announces New E-Journal (05/18/2006)

Alan Goldberg to Step Down as Director of CAAT (05/17/2006)

Altweb May 2006 Newsletter available (05/15/2006)

ALTEX 2006.2 now available (05/11/2006)

New AWIC Resource Guide on Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates (05/11/2006)

HSUS Pain and Distress Report April 2006 now available (05/08/2006)

Applications Invited for Position as Director of CAAT (05/01/2006)

JUNE 2006

"Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals" Available Online (06/29/2006)

What's New at ILAR June 2006 Now Available (pdf) (06/27/2006)

HSUS Pain and Distress Report June 2006 Now Available (pdf) (06/15/2006)

"From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse" text available in 8 more languages (06/14/2006)

Applications Sought for P&G 2006 European Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards (06/14/2006)

Altweb June 2006 Newsletter now available (06/12/2006)

ARNA May 2006 Now Available (06/12/2006)

P&G Alternatives Newsletter Spring 2006 (pdf) (06/12/2006)

The Debate over Animal Experimentation Featured in The Economist (06/09/2006)

Contact Dermatitis 2006: Blending Science with Best Practice (06/06/2006)

JULY 2006

"Rodent Respect" site honors laboratory rats and mice (07/31/2006)

Contact Dermatitis: Blending Science with Best Practice Meeting, September 2006 - Call for Participation Extended to September 1^st. Details. (07/24/2006)

Continued rise for animal tests (BBC News) (07/24/2006)

InterNICHE Announces Winners of Humane Education Award (07/14/2006)

OLAW Offers New Brochure on "What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals" (07/14/2006)

NICEATM "Peer Review Panel Evaluation of the Use of In Vitro Basal Cytotoxicity Test Methods for Estimating Starting Doses for Acute Oral Systemic Toxicity Testing" Available Online (07/11/2006)

ATLA 34.3 (June 2006) Now Available (07/10/2006)

AUGUST 2006

Texts from InterNICHE book From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse now available in 3 more languages (08/31/2006)

Call for Proposals: AWE Awards 2007 (08/29/2006)

ATLA 34.4 now available (08/29/2006)

Bill Russell, co-founder of the 3Rs, dies at age 81 (8/24/2006)

European Commission Invites "Public Consultation" on Directive Regulating Animal Experiments (08/11/2006)

Book Chapter Addresses "Public Engagement on the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research" (08/11/2006)

ICCVAM's Final Background Review Documents on In Vitro Ocular Test Methods Now Available (08/09/2006)

ARNA June / July 2006 Newsletter now available (pdf file) (08/08/2006)

SEPTEMBER 2006

Summary Report and Speaker Slides Available for Workshop on Progress and Barriers to Incorporating Alternative Toxicological Methods (09/21/2006)

Call for Data and Abstracts for Botulinum Toxin Testing Workshop (09/21/2006)

Animal Research Analysis News (ARNA) August 2006 now available (pdf) (09/19/2006)

What's New at ILAR September 2006 now available (09/19/2006)

OCTOBER 2006

HSUS Pain and Distress Report (September 2006) Now Available (10/16/2006)

ALTEX 2006.3 Now Available (10/16/2006)

Addendum Available to May 2003 ICCVAM Report, "Evaluation of In Vitro Test Methods for Detecting Potential Endocrine Disruptors" (10/16/2006)

Austrian Centre for Alternatives (zet) Announces Opening of Head of New Life Science Laboratory (10/03/2006) (PDF: English, German)

NOVEMBER 2006

Comments Invited on Development of ICCVAM 5-Year Plan (11/27/2006)

InterNICHE Seeks Proposals for Humane Education Award (11/27/2006)

Applications Sought for 2007 Animal Welfare and Alternatives Award (11/27/2006)

Remembering Bill Russell -- A video tribute (8MB Quicktime video) Also available on YouTube (11/21/2006)

ATLA 34.5 Now Available (11/17/2006)

Call for Expression of Interest to Collaborate with ECVAM (11/13/2006)

David Dewhurst Receives 2006 Doerenkamp-Zbinden Prize (11/13/2006)

Call for Nominations for 2007 Doerenkamp-Zbinden Award (11/13/2006)

October 2006 NCA Newsletter Available in PDF (11/13/2006)

Proposals for 2007 Animal Welfare Enhancement Award Due December 1 (11/13/2006)

Call for Abstracts for 6th World Congress on Alternatives (11/13/2006)

6^th World Congress on Alternatives to Convene August 2007 in Tokyo (11/13/2006)

India to Hold First Congress on Alternatives (11/13/2006)

New ECVAM Database on Alternative Methods Now Available (11/01/2006)

Applications Invited for 2006 Humane Education Award (11/01/2006)

December 2006

ALTEX 2006.4 Now Available (12/26/2006)

ICCVAM Announces Scientific Peer Review of In Vitro Pyrogenicity Test Methods (12/14/2006)

Call for Abstracts for 6^th World Congress on Alternatives (12/08/2006)

Procter & Gamble announces HSUS/P&G North American Animal Welfare and Alternative Awards and European Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards (North American Link - here; European Link - here) (12/08/2006)