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The Vancouver Humane Society’s The Informed Animal Ally podcast recently featured an episode the focuses on animals used in research, teaching and testing. We wanted to share it with you.

What do you picture when you think of animals in science?

Perhaps you picture a researcher in the field studying the migratory patterns of wildlife. Perhaps you see a veterinary student learning to administer vaccines to a dog. Perhaps you picture a rabbit in a lab, eyes reddened and irritated from toxicity testing. In Canada there are many different uses of animals in research, teaching, and testing, ranging from noninvasive methods to some of the worst suffering animals endure. In this month’s episode of The Informed Animal Ally’s series on animal cruelty, the Vancouver Humane Society’s Amy Morris and Chantelle Archambault discuss the various ways animals are used in science, protections in place for these animals, and how you can help.

Click here to listen to the podcast episode along with written transcript.

From the Vancouver Humane Society, https://vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/posts/podcast-research-teaching-testing/