Reports and Briefings

Replacing Primates in Medical Research (2008 Oct)

Scientists from the Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT), Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) and the St Andrew Animal Fund (STAAF), all member organisations of Focus on Alternatives (FOA), have published a key report called Replacing Primates in Medical Research which fills important scientific, technical and science policy gaps in the controversial area of primate research.

Animals in Laboratories: Let down by Labour (2008 July) 

The ‘Animals in Laboratories: Let down by Labour’ report by the DHT investigates the Labour Government's record on animal experiments up to 2008.

Replacement Techniques

A scientific poster that showcases a few examples of the DHT funded non-animal replacement research project successes that occurred in 2007.

Towards a European Science Without Animal Experiments (2008 May)

‘Towards a European Science Without Animal Experiments’ is a report by the DHT and Humane Society International (HSI) on the opportunities for the replacement of animal experiments provided through revision of EU Directive 86/609/EEC.

Science Without Suffering (2007 Apr)

The Science Without Suffering report by the DHT provides an insight into the reality of life for so many animals used in UK experiments.

Response to the European Commission's proposal to revise Directive 86/609 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (2009) 

The DHT, Four Paws and the Humane Society International (HSI) report welcome the fact that the European Commission has proposed a revision of the Directive with measures to enhance animal welfare and further the replacement of animal experiments.