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Type such phrases as Ethical use of animals into your favourite search engine to find large numbers of sites. Those below will provide a good starting point. The Use of Animals in Research would form a good topic for a student paper, debate or class project.

Ethical Use of Animals in Research
Use of Animals in Pre-College Education The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (USA) has published a pamphlet which outlines ten Principles that define the ethical use of animals in a school or science fair setting. Youth Science Canada endorses these ten principles, and all students doing a science fair project involving animals must be familiar with them.
Alternatives to Animal Testing Altweb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web Site, was created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond. John Hopkins University.
American Psychological Association Guidelines on the ethical use of animals in psychological research.
Bay Area Science Fair Rules These are modeled after the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) rules. They have developed forms similar to those required at ISEF for the pre-approval of projects involving safety, animal or human participant issues.
Canadian Council on Animal Care Works for the improvement of animal care and use on a Canada-wide basis.
FRAME Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments.
Internet Resources Selected Internet Resources for Science Fairs, Animals in Education and Research, Kids Pages and Animal Careers compiled by Richard Crawford, US Department of Agriculture.
Live Animals in the Classroom Thames Valley District School Board.
NORINA The Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives.