Homepage Membership Our Aims News and Events Vegan Food @   University of Glasgow Vegan Glasgow Vegan Scotland Information about Veganism Becoming Vegan Online Vegan Shopping Vegan Recipes Government, Research and   Charitable Organisation Vegan Moodle:   Forum, Wiki and News	Government, Research and Charitable Organisations This page provides links to the following: Animal Welfare: Scientific Research   Bodies and Organisations Animal Welfare: University Bodies Charities: Campaigning and Welfare Charities: Research Funding Government Bodies and Committees Journals and Publications Miscellaneous ANIMAL WELFARE: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS ANTIDOTE EUROPE is a scientific committee of researchers and medical professionals whose aim is to promote advances in biology and toxicology for the benefit of human health and safety. Antidote-Europe has no political, philosophical or religious affiliations. BIOPTA specialises in human tissue bioassays, early detection of adverse cardiovascular risk factors and measurements of vascular function during clinical trials. Their rationale is "proof of concept in man." THE CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICAL MEDICINE comprises members of the University of Nottingham who use mathematics to provide insights into biomedical phenomena. They aim to promote the application of mathematical modelling to medicine and the biomedical sciences, and to stimulate multi-disciplinary research through workshops, seminars and information-sharing. THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION is an international non-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. DLRM: DOCTORS AND LAWYERS FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE, formerly DBAE (Doctors in Britain against Animal Experiments), was founded in 1990. Its objective is the immediate and total abolition of all animal experiments, on medical and scientific grounds. EUROPEANS FOR MEDICAL PROGRESS is an independent, non-profit-making organisation of scientists and medical professionals. Their goal is to protect human health by promoting human-specific medical research. They support mainstream science-based medical research and patient care. They focus on rigorous scientific analysis of animal experimentation to assess the balance of help or harm to human health. HEALTHY SKEPTICISM is an international non-profit organisation whose main aim is to improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion. InterNICHE is a global network of students and teachers campaigning for progressive science education, whose focus is animal use and alternatives within biological science, medical and veterinary medical education. THE ITALIAN ANTIVIVISECTION SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE aims to coordinate the efforts of Italian doctors and scientists who share the conviction that the fight against animal experiments is a major scientific issue because animal testing is a serious methodological error which misleads and hampers medical progress and research. THE JAMES LIND ALLIANCE is a coalition of organisations representing patients and clinicians collaborating to confront important uncertainties about the effects of treatments. THE MEDICAL RESEARCH MODERNISATION COMMITTEE is a US-based health advocacy group composed of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who evaluate the benefits, risks and costs of medical research methods and technologies. THE NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY is a Special Health Authority created in July 2001 to co-ordinate efforts in Britain to report, and more importantly to learn from mistakes and problems that affect patient safety. NOFREELUNCH is an international organisation seeking to change the current relationship between the health professions and the pharmaceutical industry. This relationship is based on hospitality and patronage which is unknown and undeclared to the general public. Without action we will continue with the relentless medicalisation of society and further erode our collective sense of wellbeing. THE (Ferrater Mora) OXFORD CENTRE FOR ANIMAL ETHICS pioneering ethical perspectives on animals through academic research, teaching and publication.   PHARMAGENE is a drug discovery company whose aim is to provide better drug discovery based on the use of human biological information. PHYSICIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE THE PHYSIOME PROJECT tries to understand and describe quantitatively the human organism, its physiology and pathophysiology, and to use this understanding to build and improve upon computational 'models', with the aim of improving human health. SCIENTISTS FOR GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY is an independent UK-based organisation of about 850 natural and social scientists, engineers, IT professionals and architects, providing a support network for ethically-concerned professionals in these fields.   It promotes ethical science, design and technology and carries out research, education, and lobbying centred around the military, environmental and political aspects of science, design and technology. WORSTPILLS.ORG is maintained by a division of Public Citizen: a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group in the USA. A primary focus is working to ban or relabel unsafe or ineffective drugs and to encourage greater transparency and accountability in the drug approval process. ^ to top of page ^ ANIMAL WELFARE: UNIVERSITY BODIES STUDENTS AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY THE UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ^ to top of page ^ CHARITIES: CAMPAIGNING AND WELFARE ADVOCATES FOR ANIMALS ANIMAL AID BRITISH UNION FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVISECTION COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING TRUST THE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY HESSILHEAD WILDLIFE RESCUE TRUST INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS RESPECT FOR ANIMALS ROYAL SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (ENGLAND) SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SCOTLAND) UNCAGED is a vegan-run organisation, campaigning against vivisection with a particular focus on the politics of animal rights. Uncaged co-ordinate the annual International Animal Rights Day and the campaign for a Universal Declaration of Animal Rights. VEGFAM is a vegan charity which provides relief to victims of drought, flood, war and other emergencies. VEGETARIANS' INTERNATIONAL VOICE FOR ANIMALS ^ to top of page ^ CHARITIES: RESEARCH FUNDING DR HADWEN TRUST funds non-animal research and alternatives to animal testing. HUMANE RESEARCH TRUST raises the necessary finance to fund and promote pioneering medical research into human disease without the use of animals of animal tissue. The aim is to eliminate the need for animals in human medical research. LORD DOWDING FUND FOR HUMANE RESEARCH GRANTS offers financial support for a wide range of scientific and educational projects. VEGA RESEARCH campaigns on farming and human health issues. Sponsors research into vegan nutrition and the links between diet and health. ^ to top of page ^ GOVERNMENT BODIES AND COMMITTEES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT       Animal health UK GOVERNMENT PAGES       Early Day motions EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT       Members of the European Parliament THE FARM ANIMAL WELFARE COUNCIL is an independent advisory body established by the Government in 1979. Its terms of reference are to keep under review the welfare of farm animals on agricultural land, at market, in transit and at the place of slaughter; and to advise the Government of any legislative or other changes that may be necessary. ANIMALS COUNT a political party to help create a better world for people and animals ^ to top of page ^ JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS ANIMAL FREE SHOPPER lists thousands of products that are free from animal ingredients and animal testing. From vegan ice cream to vegan shaving cream, this pocket-sized guide has it covered, allowing you to shop cruelty-free with confidence. BANDOLIER is an independent journal about evidence-based healthcare. THE BULLETIN OF MEDICAL ETHICS is published 10 times a year in the United Kingdom, and provides an independent source of news and views on a wide range of bioethical issues. THE ETHICAL CONSUMER publishes buyer's guides designed to help you find the products which best fit with your own values. THE JAMES LIND LIBRARY illustrates the evolution of fair tests of medical treatments. THE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE is an open access, online journal publishing papers on all aspects of information derived from human experimentation that will optimise the communication between basic and clinical science (translational medicine). PLANT BASED NUTRITION AND HEALTH brings you the very best advice on how to live longer and more healthily on a vegan diet. It provides clear guidelines based on sound science and explains how, with the right choices, plant-based diets can add ten extra years of healthy life. SOCIAL AUDIT LTD. is the publishing arm of a UK Registered Charity, Public Interest Research Centre Ltd., a strictly independent enterprise, whose principal legal object is "to procure" that organisations of all kinds "properly and adequately serve the interests and needs of the public". Mostly it concerns the web of organisations at the centre of power in pharmaceutical medicine. THE VEGAN - The Vegan Society's international magazine dedicated to vegan living. VEGAN MONTHLY - Regularly updated links to mainly original & scholarly medical, scientific and philosophical articles that support the vegan lifestyle or encourage a reduction in the use of animal-based products. ^ to top of page ^ MISCELLANEOUS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES UK provides links to animal sanctuaries across the UK. ANIMAL CONTACTS DIRECTORY (SCOTLAND) GLASGOW UNIVERSITY TRAVEL ADVICE including a potential car sharing scheme. HIPPO is a small charity which aims to extend veganism worldwide and to prevent malnutrition and famine in the developing world by assisting with the provision and production of plant foods. LIFTSHARE helps you to find: drivers and passengers so you canl lift share, walking and cycle buddies,  and other individuals looking to share a taxi. MOSSBURN ANIMAL SANCTUARY rescue and shelter misused, abused, unwanted and neglected animals, and provide therapeutic work placements for children and adults with problems. Their aim is to enhance the lives of both animals and people through their animal rescue work. PLANTS FOR A FUTURE (a project based in Cornwall) researches perennial, edible and useful plants for compassionate, sustainable agriculture / living. Their achievements include the creation of an online database of 7,000 plants. THE VEGAN-ORGANIC TRUST is a charity 'devoted to education about animal-free food growing'. They produce a regular magazine and provide information for both large- and small-scale growers. ^ to top of page ^