About us
SAAT-SL
Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing in Sri Lanka (SAAT-SL) established on 7th February 2021 is the main society that brings together all the researchers who have an interest in alternatives to animal testing.
Established on 7th February 2021
Our objectives
- To promote adoption of ‘Replacement’ concept (Alternatives to animal experiments) of the 3Rs principle of laboratory animal science (LAS) in education, research and testing in order to reduce the number of laboratory animals used for research and testing (Reduction) and to reduce suffering of animals (Refinement) which will lead to improve animal welfare and humane care of animals.
- To liaise with all the stakeholders at National level and societies at International level in relation to promotion of Alternatives to animal experiments and Animal Welfare.
- To work in collaboration with the Universities, Institutes, Industry, etc., to bring about newer alternative methods.
- To arrange scientific meetings/workshops/discussions amongst the stakeholders of Alternatives to Animal Experiments.
- To publish Journals/Bulletins/Newsletters, etc., with a view to popularize the concept of Alternatives to Animal Experiments.
- To institute awards/prizes/endowments for commendable activities in the domain of Alternatives to Animal Experiments.
- To provide / organize courses / training in the different versions of alternatives viz., digital, virtual, in vitro, in silico, alternative model organisms, integrated testing strategies (ITS), etc., so as to help human resource development in different domains of alternatives in Sri Lanka.
The Executive Committee 2021-2023
Meet Our Members
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Executive Committee Members
About us
SAAT-SL
Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing in Sri Lanka is the society in the country which has its principal focus on the concept of alternatives to animal experiments.
The society plays a leading role in increasing the awareness of alternative methods for animal experiments in education, research, and testing. We provide a platform to the Sri Lankan researchers to share their knowledge and experience on alternatives to animal experiments. And we work towards the promotion of ‘Replacement’ concept in laboratory animal science and thereby our aim is to reduce the number of laboratory animals (Reduction) and reduce/minimise the suffering of the animals (Refinement) used in research and testing.
