Press Releases / PLENARY SESSIONhttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210910IPR11926/meps-demand-eu-action-plan-to-end-the-use-of-animals-in-research-and-testingAnimal testing for cosmetic products prohibited in the EU since 200912 million animals were still bred and killed for animal testing in 2017More funding for alternative testing methods neededMinimise pain, distress and suffering of animals when their use cannot be avoided"Parliament urges the EU to accelerate the transition to a research…
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septembre 2021
BY HELDER CONSTANTINO, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH POLICY AND CATHERINE WILLETT, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL "European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana Vălean recently declared before the European Parliament that “the Commission is convinced that animal testing should be phased out in Europe.” MEPs agreed, suggesting that there exists a broad consensus among…
During the next Plenary session in the middle of September, MEPs will cast their vote on an important text for the future of the 10 millions laboratory animals used yearly in the EU. The Motion for a resolution calls for an Action Plan to facilitate the transition to innovation without the use of animals in research,…