Animal welfare & alternatives

Animal welfare at Oxford University

Oxford University held a 3Rs Research day to share examples of work involving animals and focused on examples of refinement, reduction and replacement of animals in research.

Badgers; the cull or the research

Mouse cage enrichment

A new video shows experiments in cage enrichment.

Should neonicotinoids be banned permanently?

In today’s staff blog post, Head of Online Communication Richard Scrase wonders where all the butterflies have gone.

42 thousand red-listed turtles taken per year

A new study has found that 42 countries or territories around the world permit the harvest of marine turtles – and estimates that more than 42,000 turtles are caught each year by these fisheries.