Animal models of human disease have extremely mixed results, and all too often they do not work well and accomplish their goals of helping humans. 1 One such procedure, the forced swim test, is a ...

Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, headquartered in Paris with U.S. offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey, has officially confirmed that it no longer uses the controversial forced swim test on animals. This ...

The tail suspension test (TST), a sibling of the FST, was developed in 1985 and requires that a mouse be suspended by its tail in a small chamber so that it can neither escape nor hold on to a nearby ...

Three major medical research funding organizations – BMA Foundation, Medical Research Scotland, and The Dunhill Medical Trust – have pledged to cease funding experiments involving the controversial ...

In the Forced Swim Test (FST), a mouse or rat is placed in a closed container of water from which they cannot escape. The animal initially struggles to escape but eventually gives up and begins ...

The Home Office has confirmed that it will no longer issue licences for the test, with existing ones due to expire by 2028. The announcement follows sustained pressure from campaigners. The Forced ...