Australian Association for Humane Research

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The Australian Association for Humane Research Inc. (AAHR) is an Australian-based non-profit anti-vivisection organisation.

[edit] History

AAHR was originally founded in 1979 by Ms Elizabeth Ahlston.

In 1991 AAHR launched the "New Educational Aids in Medicine and Science" (NEAMS) Trust which funded non-animal research. In 2000 the organization set up another trust fund - "Medical Advances Without Animals" or MAWA - to again directly fund medical research that did not involve animals.

In 2005 the AAHR headquarters moved from Sydney to Melbourne. The AAHR CEO now receives a salary.

[edit] See also

• Animal Liberation
• Animal testing
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• Xenotransplantation

[edit] External links

• http://www.aahr.asn.au - Official website

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