New Blood Bank Invention Could Help Eliminate Animal Testing
A new invention from blood bank Sanquin means that the abolition of animal testing is one step closer. Sanquin developed a
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Sign our Petition Calling on BC Fire Fighters to Stop Funding Cruel & Outdated Research on Animals
The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund directly funds burn research on live rabbits and mice in its Wound Healing Research Laboratory led by Dr. Aziz Ghahary.
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Our Petition Calling for a Scientific Review and Debate on the Use of Animals in Research and Testing Presented to the House of Commons
On October 22, 2018, MP Elizabeth May presented our petition 1689 (Animals in Research) to the House of Commons.
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Official Launch of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods
CCAAM is Canada’s first research center dedicated exclusively to non-animal methods!
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Dr. Ray Greek Speaks to UBC’s Animal Care Committee
Marking the first time in the history of UBC (and any animal care and use committee in the world),
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Watch The Nature of Things’ “Safe Haven for Chimps”
Safe Haven for Chimps travels to the American deep south to Chimp Haven sanctuary to meet a special group of chimps, following a landmark decision in the U.S. to retire 300 federally-owned chimpanzees. It could mean the beginning of the end for all chimpanzees in research in the U.S.
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Review of Book “Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope and Wastes Billions”
Overall, the book is a missed opportunity for not exposing animal-based research for the scientific fraud that it represents, given our current understanding of complex systems and evolutionary biology.
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The problem with animal research
Essential reading from our own John Pranger, medical historian and former communications director for the ADAV Society.
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