July 3, 2009

Universities Must Disclose More Data on Animal-Research Procedures

By Erica Hendry

Animal-research facilities, including those operated by universities, will now be required to publicly disclose more information about experiments involving animals' pain or distress.

The requirement comes out of a court settlement signed Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees such facilities, and the Humane Society of the United States, which had sued the department. The agreement, however, has raised concerns that the information could lead to more

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