EU animal statistics database
The EU Commission has published its first statistical database on the use of animals for scientific purposes. The free-access ALURES data...
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Ana Barros
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
US rodent numbers row
A paper estimating the numbers of mice and rats used annually in US research has been strongly challenged within the biomedical research...
Ana Barros
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
EU and animal research
With activists calling for a new roadmap to end animal research, a senior Commission official has emphasised that a phase out of testing...
Ana Barros
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
UK animal use stats
The UK government has released its 2019 annual statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. The figures show that 3,401,517...
Ana Barros
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Animal research support rises in US
A US public opinion survey has shown an upturn in the number of people who believe animal testing is acceptable. According to the Gallup...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Israeli media intervention
Criticism of inaccurate reporting on research using animals, in an Israeli online publication, has seen the article corrected and more...
Ana Barros
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
How animals are helping in Covid-19 research - a global overview
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Mixed picture on unannounced inspections in EU countries
A report in Research Professional News (RPN) has highlighted that some EU Member States (Czechia, Cyprus, Malta, Poland and Portugal)...
Ana Barros
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
EARA responds to MEP comments on research funding
EARA has challenged comments made by an MEP, who has called for the withdrawal of funding from 'animal-based research'. Tilly Metz MEP, a...
Ana Barros
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
Interview looks at science behind EU statistics
Greater insight into the science behind the recently published EU-wide statistics on the use of animals in research has been given in an...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Research sector in the Netherlands welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals in science
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 5 min
Research sector in Belgium welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Research sector in Italy welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Research sector in France welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The French biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Research sector in Germany welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The German biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Research sector in Spain welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The Spanish biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 5 min
Research sector in Portugal welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Research sector welcomes the publication of EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research
Increased biomedical research into cancer has seen a rise in the number of procedures using animals in the Netherlands, the latest...