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Proof That Animal Testing Is Flawed
The following list provides links to some of our favourite research papers and other resources that will help you learn more about animal experimentation, the solutions and why the use of animals to try and predict the human response to drugs and disease is scientifically flawed.
Is it possible to overcome issues of external validity in preclinical animal research? Why most animal models are bound to fail

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; human-relevant research.

Authors: Pandora Pound & Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga
Published: 2018
Academic Paper
Animal Research Is an Ethical Issue for Humans as Well as for Animals

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; human-relevant research; ethics; adverse drug reactions. 

Authors: Kathy Archibald
Published: 2018
Academic Paper
Food for Thought Look Back in Anger – What Clinical Studies Tell Us About Preclinical Work

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value.

Authors: Thomas Hartung
Published: 2013
Academic Paper
Considering a new paradigm for Alzheimer’s disease research

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; Alzheimer’s disease; paradigm shift; review. 

Authors: Gillian Langley
Published: 2014
Other Reviews, Academic Paper
Alzheimer's Disease
Towards a 21st-century roadmap for biomedical research and drug discovery: consensus report and recommendations.

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; solutions. 

Authors: Gillian Langley, Ian Adcock, Francois Busquet, Kevin Crofton, Elena Csernok, Christoph Giese, Tuula Heinonen, Kathrin Herrmann, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Brigitte Landesmann, Lindsay Marshall, Emily McIvor, Alysson Muotri, Fozia Noor, Katrin Schutte, Troy Seidle, Anja van de Stolpe, Hilde Van Esch, Catherine Willett and Grzegorz Woszczek
Published: 2017
Report, Academic Paper, Expert Opinion

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The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) is New Zealand's primary non-profit organisation defending animals used in science.

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