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Why Belgium still needs animal testing in the fight against cancer

Bob Tolliday

Feb 28, 2019
4 min

Why Belgium still needs animal testing in the fight against cancer

In a piece first published in the Belgian news magazine Knack (in Dutch), Prof. Damya Laoui, from the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology...

The case for proactive communications of animal statistics

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
3 min

The case for proactive communications of animal statistics

Every year the United Kingdom’s Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...

We aren’t sadists, but we do animal research

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
4 min

We aren’t sadists, but we do animal research

A group of young, ambitious Belgian scientists have had enough of standing by doing nothing while animal research is criticised in the...

Belgian researchers respond to misinformation about animal testing in an open letter

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Belgian researchers respond to misinformation about animal testing in an open letter

In response to recent misinformation about the use of animal experiments on the French-speaking television channel RTBF (9 November) in...

Belgian scientists hit back at ‘Nazi’ slur in one-sided media reporting

Bob Tolliday

Nov 15, 2018
3 min

Belgian scientists hit back at ‘Nazi’ slur in one-sided media reporting

Belgian researchers have countered an uncritical feature interview with animal rights activists who repeated factual inaccuracies about...

Belgian research organisations unite in support of animal research

Bob Tolliday

Aug 15, 2016
2 min

Belgian research organisations unite in support of animal research

We are proud to announce the release today of a Statement in support of animal research and a transparent approach in Belgium to...

On Lab Animal Day, Belgian science unites in support of animal research

Bob Tolliday

Aug 15, 2016
3 min

On Lab Animal Day, Belgian science unites in support of animal research

This blog was also published on Huffington Post UK. World Day for Laboratory Animals on 24 April was originally established by animal...