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Win 3,000 euros for best essay on Integrated Testing Strategies (ITS)

Helen Dunnett September 2nd, 2011 No Comments

With a looming deadline of 5 September 2011, you do still have time to submit an essay or article to EPAA that broadens awareness of alternative research methods to reduce the use of animal testing.

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Understanding Directive 2010/63: the new legislation governing the use of lab animals

Helen Dunnett September 1st, 2011 No Comments

Central to the debate on the use of animals in research, is the legislation that governs it. And after more than eight years of negotiations, the 1986 legislation (Directive 86/609) overseeing the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, was updated and published in September 2010.

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Neil Parish MP talks through the tough policy choices during the revision of the lab animal legislation

Editorial Team August 4th, 2011 No Comments

We recently interviewed Neil Parish MP, the first reading rapporteur for the revision of law protecting lab animals. In our first video, Neil expressed the challenges he faced during this review to find the right balance between helping science advance, while protecting animals as much as possible.

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Neil Parish MP: balancing science and ethics in a political environment

Helen Dunnett May 30th, 2011 No Comments

For our debut video interview, Animal Testing Perspectives (ATP) was very lucky to talk to Neil Parish MP and  former rapporteur of the legislation protecting animals used for research in Europe.

It was clear when talking with Neil about his experience during the first reading that it was a challenging time for him. Each person faces their own personal dilemma about animal research and for Neil it was between his natural love of animals, as a farmer and dog owner, with the desire for legislation that allows medical advancement for humans.

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Finding the right balance between animal welfare & human welfare

Helen Dunnett April 15th, 2011 No Comments

Not being an expert in animal research and testing, it’s a foreign concept to me that a vet would be working at an animal research and development facility for a pharmaceutical company. But of course who better to be ensuring the welfare of lab animals? I recently spoke with the global animal welfare officer of a large pharmaceutical company, who has such a job.

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