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Image by Тимур Бах from Pixabay. Article by ADAV, published in True North Living and the Toronto Star Canadians who are curious about whether their donations to medical charities are going toward animal experiments can turn to the ADAV Society. re your tax dollars and charitable donations being directed toward cruel and outmoded animal experiments? […]
The Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection (ADAV) Society of BC, founded by a veterinary surgeon in 1927 with the goal of abolishing vivisection on moral, ethical and scientific grounds, is celebrating its 90th anniversary in May. In honour of the historic occasion, the organization is launching a new campaign, called Humane Charities Canada.
The terrible truth behind the undercover investigation at ITR Laboratories in Montreal exposed by the animal advocacy organization Last Chance for Animals is that the case is not an isolated one.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) just released statistics on its use of animals in research and teaching in 2015, revealing that 185,692 animals were used in 517 research and teaching protocols at UBC. This corresponds to a total increase in animal use of 2% from last year.
Media Release: The recently released Canadian Council on Animal Care’s (CCAC) Animal Data Report for 2014 shows a 24% increase in the number of animals used in Canadian labs, universities and institutions over the previous year, and marks the highest amount of animals used over the last decade.
For Immediate Release: Dr. Santa J. Ono from the University of Cincinnati has been announced as the new president of the University of British Columbia (UBC), replacing Dr. Arvind Gupta, who held the position for just one year. ADAV is deeply concerned with Dr. Ono’s appointment as he has an extensive history of using animals in his own research on eye disease.
Last week, the University of British Columbia (UBC) released statistics on its animal use in 2014, including an estimate of the total number of animals subjected to research and teaching protocols.
For Immediate Release: Sunday August 09, 2015 Vancouver, BC – Dr. Arvind Gupta, after holding the position of President at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for barely more than a year, has announced his resignation. Former president Martha Piper is stepping in to fill the position until a new replacement is found. The departure […]