Welcome to Norecopa's website: over 10,000 pages which are viewed over 300,000 times a year.
We also have a Vimeo channel with over 60 videos.

The Norecopa Website: A Guided Tour of 3R Resources (presentation at FELASA, 2025)

To learn more about Norecopa: please click here.

The primary aim of this website is

To provide a one-stop-shop for global resources on how to Replace, Reduce or Refine the use of animals in research and testing.

Please explore the menus and submenus at the top of page, to get an idea of the scope of this website.

You can return to the homepage at any time by clicking on the logo at the top of each page.

Not sure what to search for? Put an asterisk (*) in the search field and hit ENTER (or click on the magnifying glass to the right of the search field). This will return a list of everything on Norecopa's website. Then narrow your search results using the filters in the right-hand margin. Contact Norecopa if you still cannot find what you are looking for.

Reviews of the website are available here.

This site includes, among other resources, the PREPARE guidelines for planning and conducting animal experiments, with a checklist in nearly 40 languages.

Regarding the website's content:
Development of the contents on this site has taken place continuously since 1991. During that time the work has been partly funded by a long list of sponsors, to whom we are very grateful. These sponsors have in no way influenced the content or quality of the material on the website.

Norecopa is an independent member organisation with a Board representing all the major stakeholders in animal research. Our aim has been to provide selected material (peer-reviewed where available) of high quality which can help to advance the Three Rs. It is therefore not a complete listing of all resources within the field of laboratory animal science. Many records cite products (e.g. books and audiovisual aids) which are commercially available. The prices of these products are likely to change and users of this website should always contact the supplier for the latest information. 

We hope you find the site useful and we would like to hear from you, regardless of your opinion. Please also contact us if you discover dead links, or resources which you consider deserve a mention on this website.

Historical references
The website was presented at the FELASA congress in Brussels in June 2016 just after its launch, both in the form of a poster and a presentation. We also wrote text in English and Norwegian which may be used freely to advertise the website. A presentation of the website from 29.11.2016.