This page provides information on recent press releases, an image database, and web resources related to the use of animals in research, testing or teaching.

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Press releases

• 21 January 2026: ANZCCART NZ responds to Ministry for Primary Industries’ release of 2024 statistics on the use of animals in research, testing and teaching

• 20 March 2025: ANZCCART NZ releases third annual report on Openness Agreement for animal research and teaching

• 20 March 2025: ANZCCART NZ responds to New Zealand's animal research statistics for 2023

• 10th September 2024: New animal ethics resources include Māori knowledge

• 17 May 2024: A good step-up in Three Rs reporting and other positive trends: 2022 New Zealand Animal Research, Testing and Teaching Statistics

• 8 March 2024: ANZCCART New Zealand releases second annual report on Openness Agreement for animal research and teaching

• 13 November 2023: New Study Reveals New Zealanders' Views on Animal Use in Scientific Research and Teaching

• 21 August 2023: A step forward in openness in animal research and teaching but more progress needed in Three Rs reporting: New Zealand's Animal Research Statistics of 2021

• 30 March 2023: ANZCCART releases first report on Openness Agreement in Animal Research and Teaching 

• 30 May 2022: Openness on use of animals in research testing and teaching statistics

• 27 July 2021: Science organisations pledge openness in animal research and teaching in New Zealand

• 1 September 2017: New resources highlight innovative ways to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research

 

Submissions

• 21 May 2024: Submission to the Science System Advisory Group - First Phase

 

Media coverage

• 7 October 2025: Funding to find alternatives to animal testing

• 24 September 2024: Māori knowledge of animals

• 21 March 2024: Global initiative to make animal research more transparent turns 10 – has it worked?

• 13 November 2023: Attitudes towards animal testing and research in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

 

Image database for the use of animals in research, testing or teaching

An image database featuring copyright free images of animals suitable for use in stories on animal use in testing, teaching and research is available through the Understanding Animal Use website (UK based). This website also contains a number of resources on the use of animals in research.

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Resources

 

• Understanding Animal Research (UK website)

• Animal Welfare Act 1999 (Parliamentary Council Office website)

• Guide to the Animal Welfare Act (Ministry for Primary Industries website)

• The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) website

• The National Animal Welfare Committee (NAWAC) website

• SPCA New Zealand

• Alt web (resource database hosted by Johns Hopkins University)

• Annual Report (PDF, 1.5 MB, 46 pages)