Fellowship Outreach Programs

Through the Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, AMP is helping to develop independent outreach programs to raise awareness about the important role of animals in research.

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The Thank a Mouse program encourages members of the veterinary profession to become ambassadors for the humane use of animals in biomedical research. Through ThankaMouse.org, veterinarians and their clients will have access to accurate information about the importance of animal research to animal health.  Current research articles and news stories will keep people informed on the latest veterinary advances made possible by animal research and enable visitors to gain an appreciation for the essential role mice have played in the discovery of treatments benefitting both our pets and ourselves.  In addition, the Thank a Mouse program will provide educational brochures for veterinarians, their staff and their clients.

Pro-Test for Science

Pro-Test for Science is an organization composed of scientists, researchers, academics, students and members of the general public who encourage scientists and non-scientists to stand up and support the critical role that humane and well-regulated animal research plays in medical advances of the past, present and future.

Through the use of its website, speaking engagements and outreach events Pro-Test for Science is working to:

  • Dispel myths and falsehoods propagated by animal rights groups regarding the true nature of animal research.
  • Provide an academic forum in which civilized discussion surrounding the animal research issue can take place.
  • Combat fear and support victims of violence, harassment and threats used by animal rights extremists to coerce
        researchers and institutions carrying out medical research with animals. 

Speaking of Research

Speaking of Research (SR) is a campus-oriented group that seeks to provide university students and faculty with accurate information and resources about the importance of animal research in medical science.  The group encourages students and scientists to speak up about the role of animal in research in order to inform public opinion.  Speaking of Research was created in 2008 by Tom Holder, an Oxford graduate who had helped to start up the UK movement Pro-Test. In February, 2006, Pro-Test gained international recognition after organizing a pro-research rally which encouraged close to a thousand students and scientists to march through the streets of Oxford in support of biomedical research and the still-in-construction Oxford University Animal Facility. Speaking of Research has brought the Pro-Test movement to the United States in order to affect the same show of support of animal research as was accomplished in the UK.

To date, Speaking of Research has engaged in talks, debates and presentations across the US and beyond. It was heavily involved in the formation of UCLA Pro-Test (now Pro-Test for Science) which held a demonstration in Los Angeles attracting hundreds of supporters. Furthermore, its website provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on the role of animals in research, as well as the latest information on animal rights activism and animal rights extremism.  Speaking of Research continues to expand its committee in order to create effective networks to counter misinformation by animal rights groups.