CBRA promotes positions consistent with the responsible use of animals in medical research and provides fact sheets and materials on a number of pertinent topics. CBRA is available to answer questions from the media, general public, and from research facilities on legislative, regulatory, and legal issues effecting biomedical research at the local, state, and federal levels, and on the critical role of animals in research.

The following documents and web links may be of interest or use to representatives from the media seeking additional information about biomedical research, drug development, animal rights activisms, and the important role animals play in medical advancement.

CBRA can also assist reporters seeking additional information or interviews with researchers on a variety of tropics.

California Biomedical Research Association
P.O. Box 340
Sacramento, CA 95819-0340
Telephone (916)558-1515
Fax (916)558-1523
info@ca-biomed.org

FACT SHEETS FROM CBRA
Fact Sheet: Alternative Methods in Biomedical Research
Fact Sheet: Laws Governing the Use of Animals in Research
Fact Sheet: Genetically Modified Organisms and Medical Research
Fact Sheet: Myth vs. Fact-Animals in Research
Fact Sheet: The Pet Theft Myth
Fact Sheet: Research Animals and the Roles they Played
Fact Sheet: Animals in Research Statistics
Fact Sheet: Animal Welfare and Animal Rights
Fact Sheet: What is Biomedical Research?
Fact Sheet: Primates in Biomedical Research
Fact Sheet: Frequently Asked Questions About Animals in Research
Fact Sheet: New Drug Development Process
Fact Sheet: Stem Cells and Biomedical Research in California
Fact Sheet: Why Are Animals Neccessay in Biomedical Research

CBRA Analysis: Non-Economic Recovery
CBRA Analysis: Pet Guardianship
CBRA Analysis: GMOs in Biomedical Research
CBRA Statement: The Importance of Animals in Research & Discovery


PRINT MATERIALS and BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MEDICAL RESERACH
The Drug Development Process - The Beginnings: Laboratory and Animal Studies

Pharming the Field: A Look at the Benefits and Risks of Bioengineering Plants to Produce Pharmaceuticals

Questions People Ask . . from the American Physiological Society

For the Greater Good - A Five-Part Series Published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Linking Research to Healthy Living from the National Primate Research Centers

Curiosity Creates Cures: The Value and Impact of Basic Research from the National Institutes of Health

Poll Data on Medical Research from Research!America

Medical Milestones

Without Animal Research . . .

Other Associations and Organizations with Resources for the Media
Americans for Medical Progress

Foundation for Biomedical Research

National Association for Biomedical Research

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

The Society for Neuroscience

The Society of Toxicology

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The American Physiological Society (APS)



Oversight, Animal Care, and Rules and Regulations
The United States Department of Agriculture: The Animal Welfare Act
Fact Sheet on The Animal Welfare Act from the USDA's APHIS
Questions and Answers about the Animal Welfare Act and Its Regulations for Biomedical Research Institutions
Fact Sheet: Regulations of Commercial Animal Dealers from the USDA's APHIS
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Animal Care Publications and Policy

OLAW and NIH and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, and The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - Drug Approval Application Process