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EDUCATION RESOURCES

Resources for students and teachers, from K-12 to high school and college. More detailed information can be found in the "Alternatives A to Z" sections.

Background / General

• Animal Testing Alternatives Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• FAQs en Español (in Spanish)
• Glossary (in Spanish)
• Glossary
• History of Alternatives
• Links to Alternatives Information Around the Web

For Students

• I have questions about dissection in my class
• I am looking for someone to interview about alternatives.
• Can you tell me what companies test on animals?
• Are you writing a report on animal testing and alternatives?
• Take a Humane Science Course online

For Teachers

• Classroom materials

Alternatives to Animals in the Classroom

• Alternatives in Education: An Introduction
• Centro de Alternativas al uso de Animales en la Enseñaza (Center for Animal Alternatives in Education) [Mexico]
• European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education (EURCA)
  eurca actively promotes the use of alternatives to using animals in higher education (HE). We aim to provide a mechanism for effective dissemination of information about alternatives to using animals in higher education.
• InterNICHE: The International Network for Humane Education
  InterNICHE supports progressive science teaching and the replacement of animal experiments by working with teachers to introduce alternatives, and with students to support freedom of conscience.
• NORINA Database: Audiovisual alternatives to the use of animals in teaching
  NORINA is an English-language database containing information on over 3500 audiovisual aids that may be used as alternatives or supplements to the use of animals in teaching.
• Altweb Search for Alternatives: Databases
• Walk the Dog! Das Schulprojekt zu Mensch & Tier (German)

Relevant Courses

• CAAT Online Course: Enhancing Humane Science/Improving Animal Research
• AALAS Learning Library: Animal Care and Use in Research and Education (Many of these courses require purchasing an account, but free courses are also offered).
• Films and slides of basic techniques on common lab animal species
• ECOPA: Courses on Laboratory Animal Science
  European and U.S. courses and training programs

Other Resources

• 3Rs and Alternatives Organizations: A Global Resource for Organizations Supporting Alternatives to Animal Testing
  
• CAATalyst
  CAATalyst was created to introduce the concepts of alternatives to animal testing to middle school students and their teachers. The following materials are available in printed form.
• Global List of 3Rs Centers
• The Ethics of Research on Animals (a Nuffield Council on Bioethics report)
• The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique (Russell and Burch)
• The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives, and Recommendations
• For teens and kids