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Events 

STOP UBC Animal Research & ADAV Society at Vancouver Pride Festival 2015!

August 7, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society Vancouver Pride Festival

Photos of our information table at the 2015 Pride Festival!

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Events 

ADAV Society/Stop UBC Animal Research at Veg Fest Vancouver 2015

July 25, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

The ADAV Society of BC/Stop UBC Animal Research had a table at Veg Fest Vancouver 2015  to present its work to end the

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Valid Science 

U of T engineers receive grant for ‘artificial liver’ that could help find more effective drugs

June 19, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

A research team led by U of T Engineering Professor Craig Simmons received $300,000 this week to create a 3D model

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Valid Science 

In Vitro Human Skin To Replace Harmful Animal Tests

June 18, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society alternatives, animal experimentation, animal testing, cosmetics, drugs, human skin, in vitro technology, stem cells

Researchers in London were able to create in-vitro human skin from stem cells which “demonstrates the essential functional properties seen in

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World News 

Progress for U.S. captive chimps

June 16, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

In the U.S., wild chimpanzees have been protected as ‘endangered’ under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) since 1990, but their

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World News 

Nobel Laureate Backs a New Report Which Describes Animal Experiments as Morally ‘Unthinkable

June 10, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

More than a hundred and fifty academics, intellectuals, and writers, including Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee, have backed a new

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Animal Sentience 

New study confirms altruism in rats

June 5, 2015August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

Rats are known to display empathy and altruism. For example, they will attempt to free a trapped comrade and exhibit

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Stop UBC Animal Research 

Letter to Public Affairs from concerned alumnus

December 4, 2014August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

Here in its entirety we reprint a letter from a distinguished alumnus of UBC: we wish to commend Mr. Barkusky

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IVFF 2020 Official Selection

One of the most important films in decades.  

An intriguing and controversial documentary examining Canada's medical system and questioning why millions of tax and donor money are being wasted on an outdated system.

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