NORECOPA

Norecopa is Norway's National Consensus Platform for the advancement of “the 3 Rs” (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) in connection with animal experiments. Norecopa was founded on 10 October 2007. Norecopa's slogan is: PREPARE for better Science. Norecopa maintains this website with 3R-resources. The website consists of approx. 8,500 pages and currently has approx. 250,000 page visits a year. Norecopa maintains an International Meetings Calendar and a Newsfeed, and issues an electronic newsletter 7-8 times a year. Norecopa also manages a discussion forum for those responsible for the country's animal facilities. Norecopa has produced the PREPARE guidelines for planning animal research and testing.