Category: Save the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods

Urgent Message for Canadians: Let’s Not Fall Behind in Science

January 28th, 2026
Alternatives to Animal Models, Animal Research, General, Save the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, Take Action, Valid Science

The House of Commons petition e-6841 initiated by Montreal SPCA and sponsored by MP Nate Erskine-Smith closes this Friday morning, January 30th. It calls for Canada to establish a national centre for alternatives. In November, the Liberals committed $1.7 billion in new funding to attract foreign scientists to Canada through the new Canada Impact Research Chairs program, while […]

Animals Are the Wrong Tool: Saving the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods

December 12th, 2024
Animal Research, Save the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, Take Action

We are pleased to share the podcast episode below from Animocracy. It is an important “take action” item. Are non-human animals good models for human illnesses? Is animal research holding us back from cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease? On this episode, we speak with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera, who in 2017 started the Canadian Centre […]

Public Consultation: Urge Canada to Invest in Cruelty-Free Science

November 5th, 2024
Animal Research, Save the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, Take Action

Image by Cornell Frühauf from Pixabay Our thanks to Animal Justice for this information and the option to send a quick, pre-written and modifiable letter. The groundbreaking Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM) is at risk! Canada stands on the edge of a historic change for animals used for research: the end of […]