Animal Free Research UK

Animal Free Research UK
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Founder	Sidney Hicks
Focus	Alternatives to animal testing
Location	King's Cross, London;
Method	Education, research, funding
Key people	Carla Owen, CEO; Dr Karen Pilkington; Mike Philpott; Kit Byatt, Chair of Trustees; neuro-oncologist Dr. Geoff Pilkington
Website	www.animalfreeresearchuk.org

Animal Free Research UK (AFRUK), formerly the Dr Hadwen Trust, is a UK medical research charity that funds and promotes non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments.^[1]^[2] Established in 1970, the work undertaken by Animal Free Research UK develops reliable science whilst avoiding animal testing.

Originally registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 261096, as the Dr Hadwen Trust, the charity became incorporated as a charitable company (registered charity number 1146896) in 2013. In 2015, the Dr Hadwen Trust became registered as a charity in Scotland (SC045327). In April 2017, the charity changed its working name from Dr Hadwen Trust to become Animal Free Research UK.

Animal Free Research UK promotes the practice of non-animal research through its funding, publications, science community outreach, and the media.

Research

Projects receiving funding from the Dr. Hadwen Trust range from epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,^[3] breast^[4] and skin cancer, meningitis, asthma, diabetes and drug testing, to arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, lung injury, whooping cough, vaccine testing, dentistry, heart disease, tropical illness, fetal development, brain tumours, and AIDS.

Funding is received in the form of summer studentships, PhD students, post-docs, and strategic grants.

References

^ Pain Experts Say Greater Focus On High-Tech Non-Animal Research Could Help Thousands Of Patients 15 August 2008 Medical News Today
^ Call to end animal pain-research 14 August 2008 BBC News
^ Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre RNA and RNAi Archived August 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
^ Breast Cancer In A Test Tube Wins Prize For Replacing Laboratory Animals 30 March 2009 Medical News Today

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[MNT-1] Pain Experts Say Greater Focus On High-Tech Non-Animal Research Could Help Thousands Of Patients 15 August 2008 Medical News Today

[2] Call to end animal pain-research 14 August 2008 BBC News

[3] Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre RNA and RNAi Archived August 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre

[4] Breast Cancer In A Test Tube Wins Prize For Replacing Laboratory Animals 30 March 2009 Medical News Today

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Main articles	Alternatives to animal testing Animal testing on invertebrates Animal testing on frogs Animal testing on non-human primates Animal testing on rabbits Animal testing on rodents Animal testing regulations History of animal testing History of model organisms IACUC Laboratory animal sources Pain and suffering in laboratory animals Testing cosmetics on animals Three Rs Toxicology testing
Testing on	Frogs Invertebrates Primates Rabbits Rodents Syrian hamsters
Issues	Animal rights Animal welfare Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act Biomedical Research Great ape research ban International primate trade Laboratory animal allergy Pain and suffering in laboratory animals
Controversial experiments	Britches Brown Dog affair Cambridge University primates Pit of despair Silver Spring monkeys Unnecessary Fuss
Companies	Charles River Laboratories Envigo Harlan Huntingdon Life Sciences Labcorp Drug Development Laboratory animal suppliers in the United Kingdom Nafovanny Shamrock
Groups and campaigns	Anti-Vivisection Coalition Americans for Medical Progress AAAS AALAS Animal Free Research UK ALF Boyd Group Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Cruelty Free International PETA ALF Foundation for Biomedical Research National Anti-Vivisection Society New England Anti-Vivisection Society Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Primate Freedom Project Pro-Test SHAC SPEAK Speaking of Research Stop Sequani Animal Testing Research Defence Society Understanding Animal Research
Writers and activists	Colin Blakemore Carl Cohen Gill Langley Ingrid Newkirk Neal D. Barnard Jerry Vlasak Simon Festing Tipu Aziz
Legislation	Animal testing regulations Animal Experimentation Convention 1986 (Council of Europe) Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (UK) Animal Welfare Act 1999 (NZ) Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (US) Directive 2010/63/EU (EU)

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