#Act4 LabAnimals On 14 October 2020, the European Commission adopted a new Chemicals Strategy. As announced in the European Green Deal, this strategy is a first step towards a toxic-free environment and also includes important commitments from the Commission regarding the use of animals for scientific purposes. European Commission commits to the reduction of animal testing in new Chemicals Strategy, but does not present a concrete plan 19 October 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals Webinars on the 3Rs in COVID-19 research highlighted the importance of human-based methods in better understanding the disease in humans, but also the need for more support for these new approach methodologies to move away from traditional tests on animals. Webinars: 3Rs in COVID-19 - Where do we stand? 7 September 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 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 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 LabAnimals This year’s strong topics of the 18th annual congress of the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EUSAAT) were the advances in organs-on-chip replacement technologies and the progresses of national 3Rs centres. Replacement of animal methods at heart of the debate during EUSAAT’s Congress 1 October 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals Today the European Commission published their response to the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) ‘Stop Vivisection’. The success of this ECI reaching the required million signatures highlighted the fact that animal testing remains a great concern for the citizens of the EU and these concerns must be addressed. European Commission doesn’t go far enough to meet citizens’ demands to improve animal welfare 15 June 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The visit, initiated by Eurogroup for Animals which holds the secretariat for the Intergroup on the Conservation and Welfare of Animals, took place on the 22 May at the premises of EURL ECVAM ((EU reference laboratory for alternatives to animal testing) at the JRC (Joint Research Centre) in Ispra. MEPs visit EU reference laboratory of alternatives to animal testing 15 June 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals Eurogroup for Animals and our member organisation ANDA have been in contact with Commission officials and representatives of the EU reference laboratory for biotoxins in Spain to obtain information on the status of the implementation of the alternative method for biotoxin testing. It appears that all Member States now comply with the legislation and no longer use the animal method All Member States now use non-animal methods for biotoxin testing 16 March 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals Over 200 chemicals that needed to be tested on animals will now use the reduction method, with the potential to prevent hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of animals’ lives being wasted in needless studies for REACH regulation. Change in EU chemicals legislation to save millions of lab animals 25 February 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The 9th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences starts this Sunday 24th August. It brings together over 1000 participants from all over the world offering the ideal opportunity for dialogue and cooperation between researchers, scientists, national authorities and regulators, veterinarians and animal welfare organisations under the theme ‘’Humane Science in the 21st Century’’. World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences 22 August 2014 Eurogroup for Animals
