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Dr. Hope Ferdowsian
This essay outlines the need to establish a Belmont Report for Animals that extends important research protections that humans get to other animals.

Drs. Hope Ferdowsian, Agustin Fuentes, L. Syd M Johnson, Barbara J. King, and Jessica Pierce
This article summarizes the harms that using animals in research causes and outlines recommendations for transforming medical research so that it protects and benefits both humans and other animals.

International Labor Relations Board
Use these three reports that provide data about child and forced labor around the world to help combat the exploitation of vulnerable people.

Karen Attiah
This article in The Washington Post describes why the US should ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and obstacles to its ratification.

Having the freedom to move toward resources and away from threats is critical to the health and wellbeing of all life on the planet, and it is foundational to the rights of self-determination for people and animals. As infrastructure development continues in communities across the globe, it is critical that all decisions consider the rights, health, and wellbeing of vulnerable people and animals. Evidence-based animal crossings are one essential solution.

Historically, attempts to advance medical research have depended heavily on violating the rights of vulnerable people and animals. Fortunately, public demand has resulted in a serious reevaluation of how research is conducted. This paper looks at progress in the advancement of ethically-grounded guidelines and practices to address the ethical inconsistencies and inadequacies of research with animals.