A reward of up to $5,000 has been announced in the case of a sick dog abandoned amid a trash bin in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Eamon the dog was edging closer to being at risk of euthanasia but shelter volunteer Chelsea Grey was determined he wouldn't meet that fate.

But much more needs to be done. Once new non-animal methods have been developed, there are often massive bureaucratic hurdles to implementing and enforcing their use. One of the most important jobs ...