Part of the solution to reducing the number of animals used in research could be to switch to using other species, like insects. I've just written a blog about that:
https://www.noldus.com/blog/flies-fst
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Replacing rodents with insects in behavioral testing | Noldus

In this blog we delve into the use of flies as a new perspective for behavioral testing. How do they compare to rodents? And can conventional rodent tests be adapted to insects?

Replacing rodents with insects in behavioral testing | Noldus