An Upper Darby woman was convicted of four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals for torturing several small animals to ...

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Pain is an undesirable potential consequence of many of the procedures conducted on animals in the course of scientific research, and in most cases it is unnecessary. The US Congress, the public ...

Further, cats in pain may start to walk funny in an attempt ... Howerton is the volunteer manager for Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO), a nonprofit, volunteer-based, no-kill shelter.

A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry presents a new family of candidate compounds for the treatment of ...

Federal regulations mandate the minimization of both pain and distress in laboratory animals. That no clear definition exists for 'distress' complicates its recognition, quantification ...

Osteoarthritis is very common in dogs and causes chronic pain leading to reduced mobility, lameness, difficulty sleeping and a reduced quality of life. It was previously unknown if the biological ...

The study, carried out on animal models, opens up new perspectives on the design of safer, more effective and customizable analgesic treatments—especially in the context of chronic pain ...