Repeated violations of Animal Welfare Laws reported from major contract research laboratories and universities raise serious concerns for Mauritius Mauritius is now the biggest exporter of non-human primates to research corporations across Europe and the USA. The macaques captured and breed for the commercial exploitation in research reportedly have no protection from repeated abuse and unnecessary suffering in those laboratories. Here are a few images and links for you to g

While cynomolgus macaques have historically contributed to some preclinical studies, the assertion that they are essential for advancing diabetes treatments is no longer tenable. Human-relevant New Approach Methodologies — including iPSC-derived islet organoids, organ-on-chip microphysiological systems, encapsulated stem-cell β-cell therapies now in human trials, and advanced in-silico PK/PD models — provide more predictive, ethically preferable, and regulatorily-accepted ro