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The RSPCA invites you to the 5th UK Focus on Severe Suffering meeting that will take place on November 5th in London. This year’s topic will be ‘Avoiding mortality’. To register for this free event, please complete this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are delighted to share a major step in our commitment to end severe suffering for lab animals worldwide: our Roadmap resources are now available in Spanish and can be downloaded for free from our website #FocusonSevereSuffering focusonseveresuffering.co.uk

Approx 80 varieties of fish are used in research globally. Attend our Responsible Aquatic Animal Research online training course 30 Jun - 3 Jul 25 to learn about the health & welfare needs of aquatic species used in research: responsibleresearch.co.uk/event-details/… #zebrafish @RSPCA_LabAnimal

Do you work with aquatic species including #zebrafish, #tilapia, #killifish and #xenopus? Register now to join Dr Chloe Stevens & Dr Nikki Osborne for this 12-hours CPD course. To find out more & book visit: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/14795… #3rs #fishinresearch #CPD @RSPCA_LabAnimal

You can access our user-friendly and practical exercise, the Roadmap to reducing severe suffering, that will help you to identify procedures that could cause severe suffering, their contributing factors, and find practical ways of avoiding & refining them. focusonseveresuffering.co.uk/roadmap/

Our new expert working group report on refining bone marrow ablation and reconstitution in mice describes key welfare issues and practical refinements for every stage, to avoid severe suffering and improve welfare. Please share #FocusOnSevereSuffering onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/im…

Now available in French - our slides on #FatigueCompassionnelle fc3r.com/bib/2025-03-04… merci @Marc_Le_Bert_3R @FranceCentre3R pls share with French-speaking colleagues 🐁🐟🫶

Angela is attending the @RSPCA_LabAnimal Supporting Replacement in Academia meeting today and is looking forward to discussing the findings of their 2024 report 👉👉science.rspca.org.uk/researchanimal…

2024 was another productive and constructive year for us - here are just a few highlights! #3Rs #AnimalWelfare #EthicalReview #Alternatives #PhaseOut

Registrations open for our free summer school on non-animal approaches in science! Learn about alternatives to animal testing from top experts in the field. 📆 19-23 May 2025, at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy Apply by 15 January 2025: europa.eu/!gCHcjr

One more week to register for our Lay Members' Forum in London on 9 Dec! Topics include AWERB member training, advising on Replacement and empathising with animals. Register: forms.gle/raPkRdxHVyb2BK… DM us for more info #AWERB #3Rs #AnimalWelfare

A report by @SustainableRich that we helped to produce in 2020 highlighted the significant ethical and animal welfare need, and the scientific opportunity, for making this change. See our infographic bddy.me/35Ox1bL for a link

We welcome the decision of regulators in the USA to join other countries in accepting a non-animal alternative method (rFC), replacing the use of horseshoe crabs, in tests for endotoxins in pharmaceutical products pcrm.org/news/good-scie… #replacement #transition #phasingout

@RSPCA_LabAnimal Lay Members' Forum will be held on 9 December 2024 in central London. Addressing the following four topics: Induction and training for AWERB members, Replacement #3Rs Empathising with animals What #AWERB members need Register here 📢👉tinyurl.com/AWERBLay

There's still time to register for the 31st Rodent Welfare Meeting with @UFAW_1926 and the @3Hs_Initiative, which will take place in Bristol on 28 November! Register now: forms.gle/F8MYEgHAdEnsSY…

🚨 Registration for our Rodent Welfare Meeting with @UFAW_1926 is now OPEN! 🚨 This year's meeting is being run with the @3Hs_Initiative - join us on 28 Nov in Bristol to hear about the 3Hs, refined dosing, healthy lighting and more! Register here: forms.gle/eQzfcGXgCJnDBh…

We are hiring! See our job ad for a Scientific and Policy Officer: jobs.rspca.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/s… #job #vacancy #AnimalWelfare #3Rs #EthicalReview

Many more resources available at rspca.org.uk/awerb

New! The AWERB Dictionary, with acronyms, definitions and a who's who to help with #AWERB member induction and project licence review. Download at tinyurl.com/AWERBterms and share with colleagues #EthicalReview #3Rs #AnimalWelfare