ATLA::Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volume 23, Number 6

On keeping your eyes on the prize: Dorothy Hegarty and acceptance of the concept of replacement of laboratory animal procedures in research, education and testing.

ATLA 23, 756-774, November/December 1995

Michael Balls

FRAME, Russell & Burch House, 96-98 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EE, UK

SUMMARY

Dorothy Hegarty, Founder of FRAME, died in August 1995 at the age of 84. The crucial role she played in defining the concept of replacement alternatives to laboratory animal procedures, and in securing its acceptance by the scientific and animal welfare communities and into national and international legislation, is examined through the recollections and assessments of some of those who knew her and worked with or for her.

Keywords: alternatives, animal experiments, animal procedures, replacement alternatives, substitutes