Research Animal Rights Issues 

Animal Experiments - Published Studies/Reviews & Governmental Reports
The abstracts and, usually, complete texts of these published studies, as well as published reviews of non-animal experimental models, and relevant governmental reports, are freely downloadable from this site.

Animal Experiments Information
Critical assessments and reviews. The stress laboratory animals experience is greater than commonly understood, and experiments on them contribute far less to the advancement of human medical progress than advocates often claim.

Animal Rights Library
An extensive collection of assorted online writings on animal liberation from contemporary and historical authors.

Animal Use - UK Home Office Statistics 2006
Downloadable version of the Home Office Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals: Great Britain 2006.

Animals and Ethics [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
The issue of animals and ethics is a philosophical issue mainly due to the fact that common sense thinking is deeply divided on it. Animals exist on the borderline of our moral concepts; the result is that we sometimes find ourselves according them a strong moral status, while at others denying them any kind of moral status at all.

Diaries of Despair
Unique and unprecedented primary data exposing the reality of animal experiments and the cosy relationships between Home Office Inspectors and vivisectors. This information was only published after a three year legal battle between Uncaged and multinational drug company Novartis.

Dr. Steven Best, PHD. Philosopher, writer and activist.
Essays, lectures and book reviews on animal rights issues by this Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities

Europeans for Medical Progress
an independent, not-for-profit organisation of scientists and medical professionals. Our goal is to protect human health by promoting human-specific medical research. There is overwhelming evidence that animal experiments provide results that, when applied to humans, can prove misleading or fatal. These tests exhaust precious research funding, waste valuable time, produce ineffective solutions, and delay progress toward human cures.

Farm Animal Welfare Reports
A wide range of high quality, referenced reports on all aspects of farm animal welfare.

Fishing for Facts Report
Why public health strategy should promote plant oils in preference to fish oils. A scientific report by Laura Scott, MSc Nutrition,

Journal for Critical Animal Studies
The journal was established for the purpose of fostering academic study of critical animal issues in contemporary society, with an emphasis on animal liberation philosophy and policy issues

Moral Status of Animals
Ethics Updates - Animal Rights & Welfare ". . . dedicated to promoting the thoughtful discussion of difficult moral issues."

Origin of Speciesism
An essay by Hugh LaFollette and Niall Shanks. East Tennessee State University

Philosophy of Animal Rights by Dr. Tom Regan
Reasons FOR animal rights and their explanation and reasons AGAINST animal rights and their replies.

Plant-based Diets and Cardiovascular Disease
The message could not be more simple: animal-based foods (meat, poultry, eggs and dairy) lead to high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, obesity and other risk factors linked to cardiovascular disease. A well-balanced vegan diet containing plenty of fruit and vegetables, wholegrains, pulses, nuts and seeds lowers the risk of CVD.

Universal Declaration of Animal Rights
"The ascription of moral and legal rights to animals, and their enshrinement in a United Nations Declaration of Animal Rights is a logical and inevitable progression of ethical thinking."

White Lies - The health consequences of consuming cow’s milk.
An extensive report investigating the links between the consumption of cow’s milk and dairy products and health. The 40,000-word report includes over 200 references from the peer-reviewed scientific literature. The report describes the evidence linking a diverse range of health problems and diseases to dairy including some of the UK’s biggest killers such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.