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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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July 10, 2012
Britain’s Animal Experiments Rise to 3.79 million in 2011
HSI/UK was extremely disappointed by the Home Office’s announcement that experiments on animals in Britain had increased yet again, reaching 3.79 million in 2011.
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May 22, 2012
HSI and The HSUS Welcome Reductions in Pesticide Animal Testing Requirements by U.S. EPA
Scientists from Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups were pleased that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will reduce animal testing requirements for pesticides.
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April 17, 2012
Q&A: Cosmetic Testing in India
Raw ingredients in cosmetic and consumer products may be subject to the same sorts of tests as any other chemicals, including skin and eye irritation tests, studies in chemically-poisoned animals and their offspring, and even the widely condemned “lethal dose” tests, in which animals are forced to swallow or inhale massive amounts of a test substance to determine the dose that causes death.
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April 12, 2012
Testes em Animais no Brasil: Guia de Perguntas Frequentes
Entenda o problema dos testes em animais para cosméticos em nosso guia de perguntas frequentes.
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April 12, 2012
Q&A: Cosmetic Testing
Raw ingredients in cosmetic and consumer products may be subject to the same sorts of tests as any other chemicals, including skin and eye irritation tests, studies in chemically-poisoned animals and their offspring, and even the widely condemned “lethal dose” tests, in which animals are forced to swallow or inhale massive amounts of a test substance to determine the dose that causes death.
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January 19, 2012
Thousands of Dogs and Other Animals Spared Cruel Chemical Tests in Europe
HSI scientists secured the biggest reduction in animal testing requirements ever accomplished.
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July 19, 2011
HSI UK Disappointed by ‘Lacklustre’ Government Strategy
HSI UK expressed disappointment in what appeared to be a missed opportunity by the government to advance humane science without animal suffering.
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June 21, 2011
End Animal Testing 2011 Campaign Victories and Milestones
A list of HSI's "End Animal Testing" campaign victories and milestones in 2011.
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June 21, 2011
End Animal Testing 2010 Campaign Victories and Milestones
A list of HSI's "End Animal Testing" campaign victories and milestones from 2010.
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May 3, 2011
Queen of Clean Aggie Mackenzie Says: “Wash Your Hands of Animal Testing for Household Products for HSI's Cruelty-Free Spring Clean Campaign”
TV’s cleaning guru, Aggie Mackenzie of "How Clean Is Your House?" urged compassionate consumers to wash their hands of animal-tested household cleaning products.
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April 29, 2011
Q&A: Cruelty-Free Spring Clean
Cruelty-Free Spring Clean is an HSI initiative to raise awareness about the suffering involved in animal testing for household cleaning products, and the cruelty-free options available.
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April 26, 2011
Q&A: Animal Testing of Shellfish Toxins
The longstanding test for shellfish toxins is known as the "mouse bioassay," and involves the injection of a shellfish extract into the abdomen of mice and timing how long it takes for them to die.
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April 3, 2011
Perguntas e Respostas: Testes de Cosméticos e Outros Produtos
Ingredientes de cosméticos, cosméticos finalizados e outros produtos são frequentemente testados em animais. A experimentação inclui testes de irritação de pele e olhos, envenenamento de animais e efeitos sobre sua prole, e até mesmo os amplamente condenados testes de dosagem letal (LD).
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June 21, 2010
Survey: Europeans Increasingly Question Ethics of Animal Experiments
Levels of disagreement with the use of animals such as dogs and primates in experiments increased by three percentage points between 2005 and 2010, a Eurobarometer survey showed.
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October 21, 2009
65,000 Cyber-Marchers Reach European Parliament as Animal Experiments Directive Is Debated
More than 65,000 people in cyberspace--including comedian Ricky Gervais, actress Joanna Lumley and rock stars Brian May and Chrissie Hynde--asked European Union politicians in Strasbourg to defend better science without animal suffering.
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April 14, 2009
Q&A: EU Testing of Genetically Modified Foods
Through modern biotechnology, numerous plants, animals and microorganisms have been modified genetically to produce characteristics desirable for agriculture.
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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 26, 2009
Animal Testing: Scientific Publications
Recommended scientific publications for further reading on animal experiments.
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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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