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May 21, 2014
Failing Animal Research is Delaying Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease, Says New Paper in Drug Discovery Today
A decade of Alzheimer’s disease research dominated by artificially creating symptoms in genetically modified mice has failed to find a single cure that works in human patients, and could be delaying progress towards effective treatments, says a paper published in Drug Discovery Today.
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May 14, 2014
End Animal Testing Campaign Progress: 2014
A list of HSI's "End Animal Testing" campaign results in 2014.
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May 5, 2014
HSI/India Applauds Drug Controller’s Vision to Replace Animals in Pharmaceutical Testing
HSI/India welcomed recent statements by Dr. G.N. Singh, India’s Drug Controller General and head of the Central Drug Standard Control Organization, that he is giving serious consideration to modernizing India’s pharmaceutical safety assessment by replacing old-fashioned animal testing with modern non-animal alternatives.
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March 25, 2014
Film Actress Zhu Zhu Cries for Animals in Striking Photo Campaign to Ban China’s Cruel Cosmetics Animal Testing
Film actress and former MTV China host, Zhu Zhu, has unveiled a striking new poster in support of Be Cruelty-Free China, the campaign by HSI and Capital Animal Welfare Association to ban cruel animal testing for cosmetics such as lipstick and shampoo.
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November 7, 2013
China to Phase Out Mandatory Cosmetics Animal Testing
HSI and The HSUS Be Cruelty-Free campaign welcomed the announcement that from June 2014, China plans to remove its mandatory animal test requirements for domestically manufactured cosmetic products.
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October 8, 2013
Plans for Korea's First Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing Welcomed by HSI
Korea is to develop its first national centre of excellence for the development and validation of alternatives to animal testing, which will dramatically improve the country's ability to implement cutting-edge science.
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March 9, 2013
Campaign Supporters
Companies, politicians and celebrities are pledging their support for Be Cruelty-Free in India.
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January 1, 2013
End Animal Testing Campaign Progress - 2013
A list of HSI's "End Animal Testing" campaign results in 2013.
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December 20, 2012
End Animal Testing 2012 Campaign Victories and Milestones
A list of HSI's "End Animal Testing" campaign victories and milestones in 2012.
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November 16, 2012
Lush Cosmetics Awards Humane Society International Prize for ‘Outstanding’ Work to End Cruel and Outdated Animal Testing for Pesticides
HSI received £40,000 for being selected to win in the lobbying category for leadership of a successful two-year campaign that dramatically reduced animal-testing requirements under Europe’s new regulations for non-food pesticides.
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November 6, 2012
HSI Calls for Overhaul of REACH Data Requirements to Cut Needless Animal Testing
HSI has issued an urgent call for the European Commission to revise information requirements prescribed under its REACH chemicals law to substantially reduce animal testing while maintaining the same high level of regulatory scrutiny.
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October 23, 2012
Costs of Animal and Non-Animal Testing
Some animal tests take months or years to conduct and analyze, at a cost of hundreds of thousands--and sometimes millions--of dollars per substance examined.
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October 22, 2012
Animal Models of Human Disease
HSI's Science Team is blowing the whistle on "animal models" that are failing to advance human health research.
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October 21, 2012
Opinion Poll Shows Drop in UK Public Support for Animal Experiments
A new IpSoS MORI opinion poll commissioned by the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, has revealed a significant decline in UK public support for experiments on live animals—the lowest support since 1999.
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October 21, 2012
About Animal Testing
A list of and links to question and answer pages about animal testing.
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October 15, 2012
Animal Tests
About animal tests.
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October 15, 2012
Testes em Animais
Os testes que utilizam animais para avaliar a segurança de produtos químicos como cosméticos, pesticidas e drogas farmacêuticas ainda são bastante comuns.
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October 12, 2012
EU Parliament Workshop: Advancing Safety Science and Health Research
Stakeholders call on the European Union to support substantial, dedicated funding for this critically important area through its Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for research and innovation.
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October 10, 2012
HSI Calls for Transatlantic Partnership to Revolutionise Drug, Chemical and Human Health Research and Replace Animal Testing
HSI is calling for the EU and the US to form a groundbreaking transatlantic research partnership to bolster the technology revolution taking place in pharmaceutical and chemical safety testing using cutting-edge non-animal techniques.
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October 1, 2012
Changing Global Test Guidelines for Chemicals and Drugs
HSI is a founding member of ICAPO and ICAPPP umbrella associations through which animal protection organisations interact with global chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers and regulators.
