Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

The UK government has lifted its ban which stopped animal testing for cosmetic products – and have been accused of being less than transparent about it all. Animal testing for make-up was originally ...

The government has set out a plan to phase out scientific experimentation on live animals in all but the most exceptional situations. New funding will be given to researchers to support a pivot ...

Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.

Remember the film where a growling chimpanzee sinks its teeth into one of the activists trying to save it, marking them out as patient zero in a zombie epidemic? 28 Days Later is just one of many ...

While anybody who’s ever had a pet knows that animals are sentient beings, the U.K. government is legally recognizing animal sentience for the first time. The new laws are a victory for animals and ...

After decades of campaigning, the tide is finally turning on the use of animals in laboratory experiments. The government – soon to be followed by the EU – has published its strategy to make such ...