Felidae (novel) Felidae (novel) Felidae is a 1989 crime fiction novel by the German-Turkish writer Akif Pirinçci. The main character is a cat named Francis who investigates the murders of several cats in a big city in Germany. , there are eight books in the "Felidae" series: "Felidae", "Felidae II" (also known as "Felidae on the Road" or, in the original German version, "Francis"), "Cave Canem", "Das Duell", "Salve Roma!", "Schandtat", "Felipolis" and "Göttergleich", of which only "Felidae", "Felidae II", and "Felidae V: Salve Roma!" have been translated into English. Although being primarily a work of crime fiction, the "Felidae" series discuss
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments World Animal Protection). The following year, Michael Balls became one of the founder members of the Animals Procedures Committee. 1989 - INVITTOX, a collection of protocols for in vitro methods in toxicology, was established. This database is now part of ECVAM's Scientific Information Service. 1991 - The FRAME Alternatives Laboratory (FAL) opened to conduct research into alternatives. 1995 - The FRAME office relocated to the newly built Russell & Burch House, Nottingham. 1998 - FRAME became a founder member of Focus on Alternatives. This body promotes dialogue between all UK groups that focus on replacement alternatives. 1999 - Bill Russell