Orthopedic Foundation for Animals seizures for Standard Poodles through an exclusive agreement with the University of Missouri. The OFA has the largest fully searchable online canine health database in the world, with over 1,000,000 records. Each dog (or cat) who has ever had an OFA certification issued can be searched by name, part of name, or registration number. Results automatically include all OFA certifications for that dog, plus sire, dam, siblings, half-siblings, and offspring. Orthopedic Foundation for Animals The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is a not-for-profit organization based in Columbia, Missouri that aims to research and prevent orthopedic and hereditary diseases in companion
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