Laboratory Animals Limited: What we are

1. Laboratory Animals Limited:What we are LAL is a registered charity in the UK, whose aims are to promote education and training in laboratory animal science. We fund a range of initiatives in the field of laboratory animal science including bursaries to attend appropriate training courses, speakers at scientific meetings, financial assistance for workshops the proceedings of FELASA conferences and of course our journal, Laboratory Animals.

2. FUNDING Laboratory Animals Limited provides funding for a range of education and training initiatives in the field of laboratory animal science • Individual scientists, who wish to attend training (courses) in laboratory animal science and welfare, can apply for bursaries from Laboratory Animals Limited • For those researchers wishing to attend an international 2-week course in laboratory animal science, courses in English are a.o. provided at Utrecht University (las@uu.nl) • Laboratory Animals Limited can also cover travel expenses of international experts in laboratory animal science to speak at conferences.

3. FUNDING Developing world Initiatives Bring the Culture of the 3Rs to developing countries‘Train the Trainer’ • We provide funding for many initiatives aimed at improving education and training in laboratory animal science. The objective is to ‘Train the Trainer’ • We have provided Bursaries in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Kenya and many others .

4. FUNDING Developing world Initiatives Making 3Rs resources available at cage level • Translation of FELASA working Group reports in French, Russian, Spanish, Korean • Production of a handbook on genetic modification procedures in Spanish

5. Publications Publication of important guidelines and initiatives • All our back issues are on open access on line (1960) • Handbook on Parasites of Lab animals (HB12) • Handbook on Safety (HB13) • Handbook on experimental design (HB14)

6. Publications on linePublication of important guidelines and initiatives • Online Reprints • Conference Proceedings • FELASA conference proceedings   • Humane Endpoints in Animal Experiments for Biomedical Research • Ethical Review • Publication Standards • Euthanasia • Refinement and Animal Welfare • Genetic Modification • Health Monitoring • Guidelines for Education

7. Publications on line Refinement and Animal Welfare • FELASA report on Pain and distress in laboratory rodents and lagomorphs • FELASA report on Standardization of enrichment • Refinement in mouse husbandry • Refinements in rabbit husbandry • Refinements in laboratory bird husbandry and procedures • Advancing Refinement of laboratory animal use • Removal of blood from laboratory mammals and birds (Refinement) • Saphenous vein puncture for blood sampling of mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, ferret, mink. • Refinement of blood sampling from the sublingual blood vein of rats • Orbital sinus blood sampling in rats as performed by different animal technicians: the influence of technique and expertise • Refining procedures for the administration of substances • Refinements in telemetry procedures • Husbandry refinements for rats, mice, dogs and nonhuman primates used in telemetry procedures • Refining dog husbandry and care

8. New Web Sites www.lal.org.uk www.la.rsmjournals.com

9. This Speaker was sponsored by Laboratory Animals Ltd.www.lal.org.uk