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Animal-assisted therapy is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. [4] [5] It falls under the realm of animal-assisted intervention, which encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context such as emotional support animals, service animals trained to assist with daily activities, and animal ...
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) has worked with scientists, since 1981, to find new methods to replace the use of laboratory animals in experiments, reduce the number of animals tested, and refine necessary tests to eliminate pain and distress (the Three Rs as described in Russell and Burch's Principles of Humane Experimental Technique). [1]
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The European Consensus Platform for Alternatives (ECOPA) coordinates efforts amongst EU member states. [113] Zentrum fuer Ersatz (Austria) [114] Finnish Center for Alternative Methods (FICAM), since 2008 [115] FRANCOPA is the French platform dedicated to development, validation, and dissemination of alternative methods in animal testing.
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Over 20,000 rabbits were used for animal testing in the UK in 2004. [119] Albino rabbits are used in eye irritancy tests (Draize test) because rabbits have less tear flow than other animals, and the lack of eye pigment in albinos make the effects easier to visualize. The numbers of rabbits used for this purpose has fallen substantially over the ...
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The HRS Rabbit Center rescues rabbits in partnership with municipal shelters across Northern California, particularly in cases where rabbits would be at risk of euthanasia whether due to injury, illness, behavior, or the shelter just having too many rabbits at once. There are typically 80-100 rabbits available for adoption or fostering.