Links

Below you will find links to relevant websites. 
In case an organisation or website is missing or the link doesn't work, please let us know.

Organisations that have contributed to the content of this website:

• Netherlands Knowledge Centre on Alternatives (NKCA) (Dutch language)
• The Netherlands Association for laboratory Animal Science "Nederlandse Vereniging voor Proefdierkunde" (NVP)
• The Netherlands organisation for health research and development (ZonMW)
• Laboratory Animals Ltd. (LAL)
• French Association for Laboratory Animal Science "Association Francaise des Sciences et Techniques de l'Animal de Laboratoire (AFSTAL)"

Information about humane endpoints:

• Altweb information on Humane Endpoints
• ILAR Journal V41(2) 2000
• ICLAS, Harmonization of Animal Care and Use Guidance
• LAL, Conference proceedings on humane endpoints

Legal organisations and regulatory bodies:

• European Union (EU)
• Council of Europe (CoE)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM)
• Eurogroup for Animal Welfare
• European consensus-platform for alternatives (ecopa)
• The European Parnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA)

Others:

• Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA)
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
• National Institue of Health (NIH)
• Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)
• International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
• National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
• The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
• NORINA (A Norwegian Inventory of Audiovisuals)
• Ratlife.org (an interesting website on rat behavior)

• National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Methods (NICEATM) and the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)