New Blood Bank Invention Could Help Eliminate Animal Testing

December 1, 2019December 3, 2019 ADAV Society

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Sign our Petition Calling on BC Fire Fighters to Stop Funding Cruel & Outdated Research on Animals

March 7, 2019April 11, 2019 ADAV Society animal research, burn, Dr. Aziz Ghahary, Fire Fighters

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

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 ADAV Society animal research, animal testing, Canada, e-1689, e-petition, Elizabeth May, 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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Humane Charities Canada Billboard Campaign Launched in Vancouver!

August 13, 2018August 16, 2018 ADAV Society animal research, animal testing, billboard, Canada, charities, donation, health, humane, Vancouver

A Dream Comes True! Our billboards are steadily appearing all over Vancouver! For the next several weeks, we will be sharing the message that your charitable donations and tax dollars are often being directed toward futile and horrific animal experiments. The aim is to share our http://humanecharities.ca database with the public so that they may be assured that their generous funding of medical charities will not cause harm to any being.

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Did you know your tax dollars are being used to fund outdated animal research?

June 13, 2018August 16, 2018 ADAV Society animal research, charity, government, petition, tax dollars

Even though over 90% of drugs which test well in animals harm or otherwise fail humans, the government continues to direct your tax dollars to outdated animal research. Please sign and share our petition!

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We’re a LUSH Charity Pot Partner!

June 12, 2018August 16, 2018 ADAV Society billboard, Charity Pot Partner, Humane Charities Canada, LUSH

A big thank you to Lush Cosmetics North America for supporting our campaign to get animals out of labs by once again making us a Charity Pot Partner! Their kind support allows us to launch a billboard campaign to promote Humane Charities Canada (HCC) which exposes the animal research status of Canadian health charities and connects donors with those that do not use animals. Thank you LUSH!

Events

HCC is Proud to Present “Beyond Animal Testing: New Approaches in Medical Research”

March 21, 2018August 16, 2018 ADAV Society Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, Dr. Chandrasekera, presentation, public lecture

Join us for an insightful evening with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera, founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens.

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THANK YOU!

January 12, 2018August 16, 2018 ADAV Society

Thank you to all 3,819 of you who signed our government petition E-1135 calling for the protection of animals used in research and testing. MP Elizabeth May presented the petition to Parliament during the Spring Session. We are now working on a new petition – E-1689 – urging the the House of Commons to organize a rigorous, public scientific debate on the use of animals in research.