Talk:AAALAC International

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On 29 April 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International to AAALAC International. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Why is the AAALAC in the animal rights category? It serves specifically as a regulator of animal welfare. --Animalresearcher 15:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Worthy criticism. MaynardClark (talk) 03:46, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

3 Rs

I would li to see some text on the relationship of AALAC (as a regulator) to the 3Rs (reduce, refine, replace). Does AALAC have a mechanism in IACUCs for nudging researchers to consider 'stretching' their research imaginations to explore the potential (even if it is limited) of knowledge production through a replacement methodology (and why in vitro research methods are inadequate for specific knowledge production goals)? MaynardClark (talk) 03:54, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because of my COI with the organization, I cannot add language in response to this question. However, there are two frequently asked questions on the organization's website that address these topics.

https://www.aaalac.org/accreditation-program/faqs/#B3

https://www.aaalac.org/accreditation-program/faqs/#Reproducibility Mousedoc98 (talk) 17:59, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 29 April 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Toadette^Edit! 11:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International → AAALAC International – In 2016, the organization changed its name to no longer be an acronym. The organization's explanation of their new name can be found at https://www.aaalac.org/about/history/long-version/).text. Mousedoc98 (talk) 17:57, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see an explanation given there for the 2016 official name change. It just says the organization changed its name, without saying why. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 20:44, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

They decided to change the name. I'm not certain why there needs to be a citation of why. It is a fact. Mousedoc98 (talk) 02:38, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was just referring to the mention of "The organization's explanation", since there was no explanation. In terms of Wikipedia policies and guidelines, this would fall under WP:NAMECHANGES, so independent reliable sources should be provided rather than just the self-published declaration. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 17:24, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure how to find an independent source. The organziation is not one where there would be news reports. So, they announced their own name change. Why would an organization's webpage, stating that they have changed their name, not be sufficient? I get that they didn’t go into details of why. But, they still did change their name, which is why the request to change the name of the page has been proposed.

Not sure why there is a question. Mousedoc98 (talk) 20:13, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aside from WP:NAMECHANGES, it may be helpful to read WP:OFFICIAL and WP:COMMONNAME. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 20:48, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Their common and official name is AAALAC International. The spelled out versions are no longer accurate. Mousedoc98 (talk) 20:53, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support as COMMONNAME per several papers (Gettayacamin1 and Retnam 2017, Grady, Borkowski, & Bayne, 2019, and Miller 2004), a 2021 NIH seminar, and AO Foundation. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 03:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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