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1 January 1970
Posted by: Richard Tidmarsh
Category: News
The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) is to coordinate a major, new, EU funded, research project to create a Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science. The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) is to coordinate a major, new, EU funded, research project to create a Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science. The SAC will work… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/animal-welfare-alternatives/creation-of-new-animal-welfare-centre-in-scotland/
Our attention was drawn this week to a relatively new European initiative called AXLR8, a consortium which aims to accelerate progress in developing alternatives to animals for safety testing. Our attention was drawn this week to a relatively new European initiative called AXLR8, a consortium which aims to accelerate progress in developing alternatives to animals for… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/animal-welfare-alternatives/how-much-effort-on-alternatives-the-answer-is-a-lot/
The overall number of animals used in research across European member states does not seem to have changed much since 2005, standing at just above 12 million in 2008 (a decrease of 116,561 since 2005). The overall number of animals used in research across European member states does not seem to have changed much since 2005, standing at just above 12 million in 2008 (a decrease… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/policy-issues/european-statistics-on-animal-research-released/
Yesterday the President of the European Parliament, and the Belgian State Secretary (representing the EU countries) put pen to paper and signed the new EU Directive 8869/10 in the use of animals in scientific research. Yesterday the President of the European Parliament, and the Belgian State Secretary (representing the EU countries) put pen to paper and signed the new EU Directive 8869/10 in the… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/policy-issues/eu-directive-on-animal-research-becomes-law/
Today the European Parliament agreed on the final text of the new Directive concerning the use of animals in research. Today the European Parliament agreed on the final text of the new Directive concerning the use of animals in research. The result of a revision process which started in… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/policy-issues/european-parliament-votes-on-animal-research-directive/
The European Council of Ministers has announced agreement on the draft Directive for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes. The European Council of Ministers has announced agreement on the draft Directive for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes. The new directive, now called 8869/10,… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/policy-issues/council-agrees-stricter-rules-for-animal-experimentation/
The UK Bioscience sector prepared a submission of supplementary evidence to the House of Lords European Union Committee, Sub –Committee D (Environment and Agriculture) on the revision of Directive 86/609. The UK Bioscience sector prepared a submission of supplementary evidence to the House of Lords European Union Committee, Sub –Committee D (Environment and Agriculture) on the… https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/policy-issues/uk-bioscience-submits-supplementary-evidence-to-the-house-of-lords-european-union-committee-inquiry/
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