NOTICE BOARD
SABRE Research UK is an independent charity that represents the interests of patients and research volunteers by calling for rigorous scientific methods to assess the medical value of research involving animals (animal studies, animal experiments). The charity has no links to any political parties, animal lobby groups or the pharmaceutical industry. We have petitioned the Prime Minister to improve the methods used to evaluate the validity and relevance of animal experiments.
READ THE RESPONSE FROM 10 DOWNING STREET ePETITIONS - CLICK TICKER:
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WHAT we are calling for:
• The same standards of conduct and evaluation to be applied to animal research that are applied to clinical research
• Improvements in the research methodology used to conduct and assess animal research
• Systematic reviews of animal studies
WHY we are calling for it:
• To determine the value of animal research to human medicine
• To improve the safety and efficacy of medical research
• To protect patients and research volunteers
HOW we carry out our aims:
• We explain scientific issues arising from medical research involving animals
• We encourage public involvement in research questions in clinical and animal research
• We submit written responses to public consultations on animal research
• We offer a platform to researchers who carry out systematic reviews of animal studies to explain their work
FULL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR CHARTER -
'However, commercial priorities are not the only perverse influences on patterns of biomedical research that disregard the interests of patients. Many people within universities and research funding organisations believe that improvements in health are most likely to stem from attempts to unravel basic mechanisms of disease. So, they do research in laboratories and with animals. Although such basic research is unquestionably needed, there is precious little evidence to support this bias towards it.92, 93 Yet the consequence has been a massive outpouring of laboratory research that has not been properly evaluated to see how relevant it is to patients.' Click for more..
AFFILIATE MEMBER
The James Lind Alliance
A coalition of organisations representing patients and clinicians collaborating to confront important uncertainties about the effects of treatments.
