The Research Defence Society (RDS) was founded in 1908 by Dr Stephen Paget, son of the eminent Victorian surgeon, Sir James Paget. Its role was to defend scientists conducting medical research using animals and to inform the public about the importance of animal experimentation. In its first year it attracted a membership of 2000 which included scientists in th…
Recent studies suggest that the virus was introduced to humans in at least two separate zoonotic transmission events at the Huanan market in Wuhan around November 2019. Raccoon dogs and red foxes were observed to be present at the market during the crucial period in late 2019 and many of these animals originated from fur farms in a region with extensive cave complexes housing Rhinolophus bats, …