NC3Rs

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research

British organization aiming to reduce the use of animals in scientific research

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs, pronounced as "N C 3 Rs") is a British organization with the goal of reducing the number of animals used in scientific research.[1][2] It is named after the three Rs principles, first described in 1959, for reducing the scale and impact of animal research. It was established in 2004 after the publication of a 2002 House of Lords select committee report on Animals In Scientific Procedures[3][4] As of 2021, the chief executive of NC3Rs is Dr Vicky Robinson,[5] who was appointed CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours "For services to Science and Animal Welfare".[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Burden, Natalie; Chapman, Kathryn; Sewell, Fiona; Robinson, Vicky (March 2015). "Pioneering Better Science through the 3Rs: An Introduction to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)". Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 54 (2): 198–208. ISSN 1559-6109. PMC 4382625. PMID 25836967.
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    Singh, Jatinder (2012). "The national centre for the replacement, refinement, and reduction of animals in research". Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 3 (1): 87–89. ISSN 0976-500X. PMC 3284057. PMID 22368436.
  3. [3]
    "House of Lords - Animals In Scientific Procedures - Report". publications.parliament.uk. House of Lords: Session 2001-02. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Who we are and what we do". www.nc3rs.org.uk. NC3Rs. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Our team | NC3Rs". www.nc3rs.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. [6]
    "New Years Honours 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 23 November 2021.


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