#Act4 LabAnimals Project Syndicate reports that the vaccine advocacy group 1Day Sooner published an open letter last July to urge US regulators to permit and begin to prepare for “human challenge” vaccine trials, in which fully informed volunteers would be injected with potential vaccines and exposed to the novel coronavirus virus. 'Human Challenge study' infecting informed healthy volunteers with COVID-19 to begin in 2021 9 November 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals have launched a declaration calling on the European Commission to establish a concrete strategy with targets to phase out the use of animals in specific areas of research, education, and testing. MEPs call on the Commission for a phase-out strategy for animals in science 5 December 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The number of animals used in experiments is far from decreasing, even though the Commission – on several occasions and in several documents – has adopted the goal of fully replacing the use of animals in science. Event will press for animal-free innovation in life sciences 28 October 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union starts today, with the advancement of animal welfare included in their Presidency Programme. Finnish Presidency has positive plans for animals 1 July 2019 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 LabAnimals On this 40th World Day for Animals in Laboratories (#WDAIL), several animal protection organisations from our network are raising awareness of animal experimentation and calling for concrete scientific policies that can promote a move towards scientific research that doesn’t use animals. Our members swing into action for World Day for Animals in Laboratories 2019 24 April 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Today, the European Parliament adopted the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. The animal-related provisions included in the agreement are weak. EU’s trade agreement with Singapore: ambitious implementation strategy for animals needed 13 February 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals On 18 October 2018, two French members of the European Parliament – Younous Omarjee and Pascal Durand – organised a conference-debate at the Permanent Representation of the European Parliament in Paris, to look at how to accompany the transition to scientific research without the use of animals. MEP Younous Omarjee has committed to push for a “true review” of the EU Directive for the protection of laboratory animals in his next term. Politically led conference in France looks at how we will transition to non-animal science 22 October 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA) provides an opportunity to discuss contentious issues such as whaling or the use of animals in cosmetic testing, and to adopt strong commitments to improve animal welfare standards in general. Promising outlook for animal welfare in Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement 7 July 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
The SCHEER report on ‘The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices’ fails to provide a comprehensive assessment of the validity and potential of non-animal methods, nor does it sufficiently and critically analyse the scientific value of studies currently using monkeys. Reflecting societal views, EU law states that the development of non-animal methods, in particular of non-human primates, should be advanced. Commission urged to phase out use of primates for scientific purposes 8 June 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals For the first time an EU Member State has presented a strategy on the phasing out of animal experiments. Dutch see 2025 as first year without regulatory animal experiments 15 December 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals met today to discuss alternatives to animal testing and the Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. It has been 6 years since the Directive entered into force and 3 years since Member States were to transpose the Directive into their legislation. Alternatives to animal testing and the Directive 2010/63/EU 6 December 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU We are delighted to inform you that earlier this week, the European Parliament approved of an extra 1,850,000 Euro to be invested in three pilot projects to tackle major animal welfare problems in Europe. European Parliament approves of an extra 1,850,000€ for the welfare of pigs, lab animals and large carnivores 4 October 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
