Related Non-Stanford Sites

Alternative Resources

AGRICOLA - The National Agricultural Library (NAL) catalog
ALTWEB - Global Clearinghouse for Information on Alternatives to Animal Testing
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center
CCSAW - Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph
CAAT - Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, The Johns Hopkins University
Digital Frog Software - Digital Frog International, Inc.
Environmental Enrichment for Primates - Annotated database on environmental enrichment.
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
ICCVAM - Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
IIVS - Institute for In Vitro Sciences. Dedicated to the advancement of alternative testing methods.
InterNICHE Alternatives Loan System (based in Europe). List of training media and devices to shift the emphasis away from using animals in teaching.
Invitroderm - Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals
Isogenic Info - Information on reducing numbers of animals used in research through better model selection and better experimental design
Lab Animal Refinement Database - Database on refinement of housing and handling conditions and environmental enrichment for animals kept in laboratories, sponsored by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).
Model Organisms for Biomedical Research - Mammalian and non-mammalian; Funding Opportunities sponsored by National Institutes of Health.
NC3Rs - National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
NLM - National Library of Medicine
NORINA - Norwegian Inventory of Audiovisuals - a comprehensive collection of information on audiovisual aids and other alternatives to the use of animals in teaching.
Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives - Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
PubMed - Free MEDLINE search; National Library of Medicine
SynDaver Labs™ - Synthetic Human Tissues and Body Parts
TSAR - Tracking System for Alternative test methods Review, Validation and Approval in the Context of EU Regulations on Chemicals
UCCAA - UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives - Disseminates information concerning models, computer programs, and other animal alternatives in education.

Medical & Scientific Organizations

ASR - Academy of Surgical Research
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
ACLAD - American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
AMA - American Medical Association
ASLAP - American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
ASM - American Society of Mammalogists
AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association
AWI - Animal Welfare Institute
AAALAC International - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International
AG - Association for Gnotobiotics
ANZCCART - Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching
BIRDNET - The Ornithological information source
CALAS - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ICLAS - International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
IATA - International Air Transport Association
LAMA - Laboratory Animal Management Association
LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association (UK)
LAWTE - Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange
NAS - National Academy of Sciences
PRIM&R - Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
Scand-LAS - Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
SCAW - Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Virtual Mouse Necropsy - Web-based interactive mouse necropsy site.
ZFIN - Zebrafish Information Network

Advocacy Groups for Research

AMP - Americans for Medical Progress
CBRA - California Biomedical Research Association
CSBR - California Society for Biomedical Research
FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
iiFAR - Incurably Ill for Animal Research
MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
MSMR - Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
OSERA - Ohio Scientific Education and Research Association
PSBR - Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research
TSBR - Texas Society for Biomedical Research