The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing is an academic center affiliated with the Division of Toxicological Sciences in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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CAAT Vision/Mission Statement
Vision
To be a leading force in the development and use of reduction, refinement, and replacement alternatives in research, testing, and education to protect and enhance the health of the public.
Mission
- Promote and support research in the development of in vitro and other alternative techniques.
- Serve as a forum to foster discussion among diverse groups leading to creative approaches to facilitate acceptance and implementation of alternatives.
- Provide reliable information on the science, philosophy, and public policy of alternatives to academia, government, industry and the general public.
- Educate and train in the application of alternatives.
* Alternatives are defined as new methods that refine existing tests by minimizing animal distress, reduce animal usage, or replace whole animal tests.
** Adopted by the CAAT Advisory Board, November 1997.