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How is animal reserach regulated?(code:04)
Four-page A5 leaflet explaining the controls on animal research in the UK. These safeguard animal welfare while allowing important scientific research to be carried out. The UK controls are widely regarded as the strictest in the world, with both central government controls and local ethical review.
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Animal research has benefits for us all - and animals too(code:02)
Four-page A5 leaflet explaining how animal research has helped make life-changing medical discoveries for both people and animals. It includes examples of major medical advances and promise for the future including stem cell treatments, gene therapy and vaccines.
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How much animal research is done in the UK?(code:03)
Four-page A5 leaflet providing a precise snapshot of the extent of animal research in the UK. While animal studies are only used as a last resort, the leaflet uses official figures to outline how many animals are used and for what, and what types of animals are used.
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Medical Advances and Animal Research(code:09)
An illustrated and fully referenced report describing the contribution of animal science to medical progress. It does this through a number of case histories, from blood transfusion to stem cells for blindness. Written by a medical journalist, it includes an introduction by Professor Robert Winston
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Where Do Medicines Come From?(code:10)
When we fall ill – whether it’s with a cold or something more serious like a heart attack – we assume that there will be a medicine or treatment to help us get better. But where do those medicines come from? This popular booklet explains that most medicines and treatments are only available as a result of extensive research and testing over many years, often decades.
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Animal welfare and the three Rs: replacement, refinement and reduction(code:05)
Four-page A5 leaflet explaining that animals may not be used unnecessarily in research, or allowed to experience unavoidable suffering. These central principles are enshrined in the three Rs of animal research: replacement, refinement and reduction. The leaflet describes what these mean in practice.
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