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March 26, 2009
Q&A: EU Testing of Vaccines
In 2005, tests for the "production and quality control of products for human medicine and dentistry and for veterinary medicine" consumed 1,854,553 animals, or approximately 15.3% of all animals used for all experimental purposes in the EU, according to European Commission statistics.
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March 25, 2009
Q&A: EU Testing of Pharmaceuticals
For every drug and pharmaceutical product on the EU market, many thousands of animals have suffered and died in laboratory poisoning tests.
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March 23, 2009
Q&A: EU Testing of Food Additives
HSI Europe has been at the forefront of lobbying efforts to ensure that all available, validated non-animal methods and testing strategies achieve expeditious regulatory acceptance in the EU.
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June 28, 2008
Métodos Alternativos
A HSI está fazendo progressos importantes para acabar com testes de cosméticos em animais para sempre. Abordagens de testes alternativos sem animais refletem a mais recente técnica de que a ciência tem a oferecer para garantir a segurança de novos cosméticos e seus ingredientes.
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June 24, 2008
Alternatives in Scientific Research
In contrast to product testing, in which some animal use is required by law, there is no law requiring the use of animals to study basic biology, or the pathology and treatment of human illness.
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June 20, 2008
Scientific Research
The great majority of animal use for experimental purposes can best be described as "curiosity driven" research, and even animal research that is carried out for "medical purposes" tends to be far from relevant to human health.
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June 20, 2008
Legal Obligations
As public opposition towards animal testing has grown, animal use has been broadly prohibited where alternative methods are "reasonably and practicably available."