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Pictures in need of accurate words: University of Florida animal photos
Pictures of a cat spay clinic misrepresented as a laboratory horror shop circulated the internet recently to support appeals to “end animal testing.” Speaking of Research wrote about it here “Fact into...
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The Concordat on Openness on Animal Research Arrives
Seventy-two organizations have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK, committing to improving their communication surrounding the animal research they (or their members)...
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Science Magazine discusses the transparency surrounding animal research
Last month, Science published an article entitled “A trans-Atlantic transparency gap on animal experiments” (online version: To woo public, Europe opens up on animal experiments, but U.S. less...
View ArticleBasel Releases conference papers on Openness and Transparency
On February 14-15th 2018, scientists, veterinarians, communications staff and administrators from Europe and North America gathered in San Francisco to discuss “Openness and Transparency: Building...
View ArticleEvergreen: 2014. Speaking of Research develops rating system and growing list...
In this first “Evergreen” post we revisit our article from 5 years ago in which we announced our rating system and the results of our survey of websites by universities, companies, and health research...
View ArticleCall for transparent labeling of news and journal articles #InMice
June 21st 2021 Public misinformation and disinformation can only benefit from poor descriptions and inaccurate labeling. As we have pointed out over and over again, there is a desperate need, now more...
View ArticleElephants in the room: Openness in public vs private research facilities in...
March 30, 2022Allyson J. Bennett & Sangy Panicker Openness and transparency in animal research are perennial topics of discussion (ex: here, here, here). The terms remain poorly defined....
View ArticleAre you Speaking of (Animal) Research?
July 19, 2022 Speaking of Research, founded in 2008, encourages everyone to play a role in communication, dialogue, and education about animal research. For some, public outreach and advocacy are a...
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