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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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January 18, 2012
HSI Canada Calls for Swift Government Action to Reduce Reliance on Animal Testing by Implementing Findings of New Report
HSI Canada welcomed a forward-looking report from the Council of Canadian Academies,"Integrating Emerging Technologies into Chemical Safety Assessment," as an opportunity for Canada to dramatically reduce its reliance on animal testing, particularly in the pesticide sector.
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December 1, 2011
Avoiding Animal Testing
By 2050, wrote HSI's Dr. Andrew Rowan in an article in The Scientist, we might finally see the last of animal use in the laboratory.
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November 29, 2011
HSI Applauds Novo Nordisk for Ending Animal Testing for Medicine Quality Control
HSI welcomed the announcement by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk that it would no longer use living animals to test the quality of its medicine batches.
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October 3, 2011
Animal Testing Q&As
A list of and links to question and answer pages about animal testing.
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August 22, 2011
Resolution Presented at International Forum Calling on Research Institutions to Develop Animal Testing Alternatives
A resolution calling for research institutions around the world to develop and publicize strategies to replace, reduce and refine their use of animals in experimentation was presented for endorsement to attendees at the 8th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences.
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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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June 1, 2011
HSI Canada Applauds CFIA Move to Replace Cruel, Scientifically-Flawed Animal Test for Shellfish Toxins
HSI Canada applauded CFIA's adoption of an innovative, non-animal test for the detection of toxins in shellfish in place of live animal testing.
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December 7, 2010
HSI UK Welcomes Signs That Government Strategy to Reduce Animal Procedures Expected Soon
In December 2010, HSI UK welcomed signals that Britain's Coalition Government was set to announce plans for a national strategy to reduce animal procedures.
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September 10, 2010
Stronger Legal Protections for Animals in Labs
Europe's new animal experiments law establishes state-of-the-art measures to protect animals in laboratories and promote non-animal approaches.
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September 8, 2010
Europe Adopts New Law on Animal Experiments
In September 2010, HSI welcomed final adoption of a new EU law on animal experiments as a boost for animal welfare and the development of humane alternatives, but warned that to make meaningful improvements, member states would have to rigorously enforce the new rules.
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August 2, 2010
HSI Welcomes International Adoption of Animal-Free Skin Irritation Test
After many years of scientific research and campaigning by animal protection advocates, a completely non-animal approach for skin irritation testing has finally been adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its 31 member countries.
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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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April 15, 2010
EU Initiative to "AXLR8" Move to High-Tech, Animal-Free Methods For Chemical and Drug Testing
AXLR8, an ambitious European Commission-funded initiative launched April 15, 2010 as part of growing international efforts to revolutionise chemical and drug safety testing with sophisticated "21st century" cell- and computer-based methods.
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September 16, 2009
4.5 Million Animals to Be Spared
HSI welcomed a response from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to a request for clarification regarding safety testing requirements under the EU's REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) regulation, which promises to spare approximately 4.5 million animals from suffering and death in chemical-poisoning tests.
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September 9, 2009
Seventh World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
HSI staff attended the Seventh World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in 2009.
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September 3, 2009
Seventh World Congress on Alternatives: Final Day
Humane Society International's Dr. Andrew Rowan reported from the final day of the Seventh World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Testing in the Life Sciences.
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September 2, 2009
Seventh World Congress on Alternatives: Day 3
Humane Society International's Dr. Andrew Rowan reported from Day 3 of the Seventh World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Testing in the Life Sciences.
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