La Trobe University Bans Near-Drowning Test to Study Depression or Anxiety

More progress from Australia! Following conversations with PETA entities regarding the ineffectiveness and suffering associated with the forced swim test, La Trobe University officials have agreed to prohibit the use of the forced swim test to model human depression, anxiety disorders, and their treatment, in agreement with the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s guidance. La Trobe University employees’ last published paper using the forced swim test was in 2022