HSI is working to save more than 100 million animals from suffering and death in laboratories around the world.
Safety Testing and Health Research for the 21st Century
HSI’s team of scientists and policy experts work across the globe to see outdated animal tests replaced with cutting-edge non-animal techniques. Join our End Animal Testing campaign to promote science without suffering and read our new report "Advancing Safety Science and Health Research with Innovative, Non-Animal Tools" to find out more about the technology revolution taking place in pharmaceutical and chemical safety testing.
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About Animal Testing
Health research and safety testing still rely heavily on methods developed more than half-a-century ago, despite evidence that animal "models" are often poor predictors of real-world human responses.
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Advancing Humane Science
Imagine a world where lab rats are replaced by lab robots, with high-tech computer models instead of lethal tests on animals. It’s not science fiction—it’s the new scientific mainstream. Learn More
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Be Cruelty-Free
From Europe to Brazil, Canada, India and beyond, our Be Cruelty-Free campaign is working to achieve a world where no animal has to suffer to test cosmetics. Take the pledge
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Chemical & Product Testing
9 out of every 10 new drugs that appear safe and effective in animals turn out to be unsafe or ineffective in people. Time for a change? Learn More
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Biomedical Research
Health research aims to discover the causes of human illnesses and to prevent or treat them, but the benefits of today’s health research are becoming harder to see. Learn More
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Victories
Our campaigns have saved millions of animals by eliminating inhumane tests and advancing acceptance of alternatives.
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Support Our Work
Millions of animals around the world still need our help, and we need your help to save them.
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End Animal Testing News
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May 9, 2013
Companies Should Come Clean and Join Forces to End Animal-Tested Cosmetics
HSI urged companies to come clean and join forces with Be Cruelty-Free to end animal-tested cosmetics.
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May 9, 2013
Jaipur Mayor Supports HSI/India’s Be Cruelty-Free Campaign, Urges Health Ministry to Ban Import of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
The mayor of Jaipur, India supported HSI/India's Be Cruelty-Free campaign by urging the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ban the import of animal-tested cosmetics.
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April 25, 2013
We’re Making a World of Difference for Animals Used in Cosmetics Testing
A look back at the successes of the first year of HSI's Be Cruelty-Free campaign to end animal testing of cosmetics.
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April 24, 2013
ARCA Brasil se torna o novo parceiro da HSI na campanha Liberte-se da Crueldade no Dia Mundial dos Animais em Laboratórios