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    Information from the Max Planck Society

    • Animals in Basic Research. www.mpg.de/animal-studies-in-basic-research
    • White Paper of the Max Planck Society on animal research. www.mpg.de/10882259/MPG_Whitepaper.pdf

    General information on Animal Research

    • Information Animal Experimentation in Research by the German Research Association (DFG). [in German] www.dfg.de/dfg_magazin/aus_gremien_politikberatung/tierexperimentelle_forschung/index.html
    • Animal Experimentation in Research – brochure by the German Research Association (DFG). www.dfg.de/download/pdf/dfg_im_profil/geschaeftsstelle/publikationen/tierversuche_forschung_en.pdf
    • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). www.aalas.org
    • Pro-Test Germany - educational organization that aims to provide reliable information about animals in both basic and applied research. www.pro-test-deutschland.de/en/
    • AnimalResearch.info is a global resource for scientific evidence in animal research. www.animalresearch.info/en/about-us/
    • Tierversuche verstehen - Understanding Animal Testing - A Information Initiative by Science. [in German] www.tierversuche-verstehen.de
    • Animal welfare in research – Information by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). www.bmel.de/DE/Tier/Tierschutz/TierschutzTierforschung/tierforschung_node.html
    • ZEBET is the "Center for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternative Methods to Animal Experiments" at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment www.bfr.bund.de/de/aufgaben_der_zebet-1433.html
    • Understanding Animal Research Understanding Animal Research is a Mutual Society (not-for-profit organization) that explains why animals are used in medical and scientific research. www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about-us/

    Animal Welfare/Severity

    • Humane endpoints - Website to make animal experimentation more humane while improving the quality of science. www.humane-endpoints.info/en
    • Guidance documents of the European Union on animals used for scientific purposes. ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/pubs_guidance_en.htm
    • Working Group Berlin Animal Welfare Commissioners (Arbeitskreis Berliner Tierschutzbeauftragte). [in German] www.ak-tierschutzbeauftragte.berlin
    • Guidance to severity assessment and Score Sheets by the Working Group Berlin Animal Welfare Commissioners (Arbeitskreis Berliner Tierschutzbeauftragte). www.ak-tierschutzbeauftragte.berlin/empfehlungen/
    • Veterinary Association for Animal Protection e.V. (TVT) (Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz – TVT). [in German] www.tierschutz-tvt.de/ueber-die-tvt/wer-wir-sind/
    • Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1535365052593&uri=CELEX:32010L0063

    Education

    • LAS interactive – Information and training platform for laboratory Animal science. www.las-interactive.de/index.php?id=6005
    • Procedures with Care – This website provides a series of resources to support the adoption of best practice for commonly used procedures in animal research. www.procedureswithcare.org.uk/
    • AALAS (American Association for Laboratory Animal Science) Learning Library – online courses. www.aalaslearninglibrary.org

    Planning and Publication

    • PREPARE (Planning Research and Experimental Procedures on Animals: Recommendations for Excellence) guidelines for planning animal research and testing. norecopa.no/prepare
    • ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) guidelines to improve the reporting of research using animals. www.nc3rs.org.uk/arrive-guidelines

    Regulatory framework

    • German Animal Welfare Law. [in German] www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschg/TierSchG.pdf
    • Regulation on the protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes (Animal Welfare - Laboratory Animals Regulation - Tierschutz-Versuchstierverordnung - TierSchVersV). [in German] www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschversv/BJNR312600013.html

    3R: Replace, Reduce, Refine

    • Replacement, Reduction and Refinement – the "Three Rs" – Information by the European Commission. ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/3r/alternative_en.htm
    • The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is a UK-based scientific organization dedicated to replacing, refining and reducing the use of animals in research and testing. www.nc3rs.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do
    • Good search practice on animal alternatives by the Publications Office of the European Union. op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/8835aa05-f780-454a-ac43-7752b38b394e
    • Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. caat.jhsph.edu/
    • Basel Declaration: the aim of the «Basel Declaration Society» is to bring the scientific community together to further advance the implementation of ethical principles such as the 3Rs whenever animals are being used in research. www.basel-declaration.org/

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