All members of alt.animals
Latest figures show Animal Testing is up overall by 3.2% to 12.1
million in 2005. This is despite European Commission and member
state's individual promises to reduce and replace the use of animals
in experiments.
Some details for 2005:-
Dogs 22,000
Cats 3,600
Primates 10,394
Mice 6 million 53%
Rats 2.2 million 19%
Birds 650,000 5.4%
Rabbits 300,000 2.6%
Cold Blooded Animals 1.8 million 15%
Guinea Pigs 240,000 2.1%
The European Commission is currently reviewing Directive 86/609/EEC,
which sets out the rules for animal experimentation across the whole
of Europe. Now political pressure is needed to encourage EU
legislators to do everything they can to maximise non-animal
replacement efforts.
Contact your MEPs and urge them to increase funding for Alternative
Research as part of the revision process of Directive 86/609/EEC.
For contact details of your MEPs visit
http://www.europarl.europa.eu
It is in all our interest that Animal Testing is replaced with
Alternatives based on Human Biology not Animals.
For evidence that superior Alternative Research & Testing is replacing
Animal Testing visit
http://www.drhadwentrust.org/
For more on the new EU animal experimental statistics visit
http://www.buav.org
For more on the Revision of Directive 86/609/EEC
http://www.eceae.org/english/labanimals.html
Everyone can help and you can make a difference.
Please tell your friends and colleagues about the revision of
Directive 86/609/EEC.
Thank You
Anthony.G.
