Biomedical Research

NEW VIRGINIA LAW IMPOSES STRICT REQUIREMENTS ON COMMERCIAL BREEDERS OF RESEARCH ANIMALS

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on June 21, 2022

By David Galpern, a summer associate at Fox Rothschild LLP, based in the firm’s Princeton office

A recently enacted Virginia law amending Va. Code § 3.2-6511.2 imposes strict requirements…

Alert to researchers working with agricultural animals – updated guidance available

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on May 24, 2021

The Fourth edition of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching,” published by the American Dairy Science Association®, American society of Animal Science…
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The Mantra of Animal Rights Activists: IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on April 26, 2021

Despite having failed to establish next friends standing in Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. April 23, 2018), PETA recently filed another case based on next friends…
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ALERT TO AWA LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on February 12, 2021

For those who do not receive notifications directly from USDA APHIS, please note that the agency has just announced that it has removed its Self-Reporting Incentive Program, included in the…
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Animal research crucial in COVID-19 vaccine development | Commentary by MATTHEW R. BAILEY

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on February 5, 2021

GUEST COLUMNIST | Orlando Sentinel

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEB 04, 2021 AT 6:00 AM

More than 32 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the United States, according to…
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Allegations swirl around the care of chimpanzees at Project Chimps, as reported in Animal Wildlife Watch

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on July 20, 2020

Care provided to chimpanzees at Project Chimps, a sanctuary for chimpanzees located in Georgia, has come under fire by “[m]ore than 20 former staffers and volunteers,” as reported by Rachel …
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The essential role of animal studies in expediating medical research to battle the COVID-19 pandemic

By Joe Chen, Ph.D. & Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on July 1, 2020

Animal studies have and will continue to serve an essential role in medical development and public and animal health. This stays true for the current global efforts to find treatments…
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Reposted with Permission “Coronavirus: Animal testing may be best tool to defeat COVID-19|”

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on April 20, 2020

by Matthew R. Bailey Originally Published 6:30 a.m. ET April 17, 2020 | Updated 7:06 a.m. ET April 17, 2020

Scientists are working on dozens of potential treatments and vaccines…

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The Importance of Animal Research for a COVID-19 Cure [Reposted with permission]

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on April 16, 2020

This was just published by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. The use of animal models for researching coronavirus and other fatal human and animal diseases and disorders bears repeating, again…
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Animal Models Remain Vital for COVID-19 Research

By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on April 9, 2020

Despite activists’ rhetoric that animal models are not necessary for the advancement of biomedical research and development, the criticality of the continued use of animal models in biomedical research is…
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