Six years ago, Mallory Cormier adopted a three-month-old New Zealand white rabbit with ears as long as celery stalks and a mohawk-like cowlick on his forehead. Cormier named him Chickpea, and when she ...

Many of us care for animals and feel empathy when they suffer. At the same time, many of us also accept their suffering and death when it happens in the name of science. How do people manage this ...

The EPA is launching a new program allowing the adoption of some of its 20,000 lab animals as the agency faces major staffing and research cuts under the Trump administration. The plan to have staff ...

Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals aims to educate laboratory animal veterinarians; students, researchers, and investigators; animal care staff, as well as animal welfare ...

At first glance, the white plastic box with a bright orange floor looks like something for storing children's toys. However, the box isn't used to store Lego bricks; it contains real mice—with the aim ...

FOR BIOTECH, DEB, IT REALLY IS. IN THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MARYLAND’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A BILL PROVIDING GRANTS TO MARYLAND SCIENTISTS WHO DEVELOP NON ANIMAL BASED RESEARCH METHODS. IT WAS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Callaway, a beagle retired from long-term flea and tick studies, ventures outside for the first time after arriving at Kindness ...