What is animal research?
Scientific research using animals is vital to our continued and improved understanding of human and animal health. Animals are used to help us understand living organisms, study disease, and develop and test new medical treatments.
Animal research is also used to keep people, animals and the environment safe from new medicines and chemicals. Animal research is regulated in both Australia and New Zealand, and can only take place with specific permission from the State (Australia) or national (New Zealand) government when there is no other way to do the ethically-approved research.
Find out moreAbout UAR Oceania
Understanding Animal Research Oceania is an Australian non-profit organisation that explains why animals are used in medical and scientific research. We support greater understanding of how and why animals are used in medical, veterinary, scientific and environmental research in the Oceania region.
We are funded by our member organisations, and seek to help everyone understand how society benefits from the humane use of animals in research.
We provide verifiable information you can trust, and ensure that the information provided by Understanding Animal Research Oceania is based on thorough research, and grounded in understanding of historical and scientific fact.
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