#Act4 LabAnimals An open letter, spearheaded by ADI, is calling for the use of non-animal research methods in the search for a vaccine for COVID-19. Although animal testing is not required, and often unreliable, it is still taking place globally. ADI urges WHO to cut animal tests to tackle COVID-19 16 November 2020 ADI
#Act4 LabAnimals An open letter spearheaded by Animal Defenders International (ADI) and signed by nearly 100 experts, academics, and other concerned parties is calling for advanced non-animal research methods to be prioritised to accelerate the discovery and use of effective vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Animal tests may impede progress of COVID-19 treatments, experts say 26 May 2020 ADI
#Act4 LabAnimals Ahead of World Day for Laboratory Animals on 24 April 2020, Animal Defenders International (ADI) has launched a petition calling for governments to prioritise and support advanced methods, more relevant to humans, to accelerate the development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Cut animal tests to tackle COVID-19 20 April 2020 ADI
#Act4 LabAnimals New Home Office figures on the use of animals in research in Britain reveal that, despite there being better, humane alternatives available, 2,472 primates were experimented on last year – an increase of 12% on the previous year. Help save primates from suffering in British labs 18 September 2019 ADI
#Act4 LabAnimals The limitations of animal experimentation in improving human healthcare is overwhelming, but more than 11 million animals are still used in research every year in the EU alone. New book proposes ways to move away from animal experimentation 11 March 2019 ADI
#Act4 LabAnimals Ahead of International Primate Day on 1 September, Animal Defenders International (ADI) has released video footage of the routine suffering primates at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, experience before the experiments even begin. ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL: Undercover video shows routine suffering of primates at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) in the Netherlands 31 August 2018 ADI