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included on the list, an organization must "at minimum maintain a public web page with a position statement on animal research". As of April 2018, the organization had analyzed 378 position statements, awarding only 27 of them with full marks. Speaking of
Research were among the first organisations to criticise the
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Research have long been a proponent of greater transparency and openness in animal research. In February 2016 they analyzed the position statements of over 200 research institutions in Europe and North America, concluding that most did not meet the highest standards of openness. To be
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in the US. In 2014/15, its running costs were approximately $ 150 and paid by small donations from supporters. Its committee is made up primarily of researchers and veterinary technicians, including members of UCLA Pro-Test such as
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