#ITALY

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EARA website study shows more progress is needed to improve openness on animal research in Italy

Bob Tolliday

Jun 7, 2019
2 min

EARA website study shows more progress is needed to improve openness on animal research in Italy

A study by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), of websites of biomedical research bodies in Italy, assessing how they...

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...

Commission announces infringement procedure against restrictive Italian animal research law

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Commission announces infringement procedure against restrictive Italian animal research law

The European Commission has announced the start of an infringement procedure against Italy, whose animal research law it calls ‘too...

Italian convictions prompt calls for greater openness

Bob Tolliday

Oct 5, 2018
1 min

Italian convictions prompt calls for greater openness

Three Italian animal rights activists convicted of raiding the University of Milan animal labs have received a harsher sentence from the...

The Italian Research Community asks the European Commission to amend Italian transposition of Direct

Bob Tolliday

Aug 15, 2016
2 min

The Italian Research Community asks the European Commission to amend Italian transposition of Direct

Over 37 private and publicly funded Italian organisations, coordinated by EARA’s Italian partner Research4life, have addressed the...

Green Hill ruling affirmed in Court of Appeals

Bob Tolliday

Aug 15, 2016
2 min

Green Hill ruling affirmed in Court of Appeals

On Tuesday, the Brescia Court of Appeals affirmed the initial ruling against three staff members of the Green Hill breeding facility in...

Amendments to the European Directive 2010/63 in Italy have a huge impact in my research

Bob Tolliday

Aug 12, 2015
3 min

Amendments to the European Directive 2010/63 in Italy have a huge impact in my research

Riccardo Avvisati is a PhD student at Sapienza University of Rome, studying the influences of the environment on drug of abuse in a...

Bob Tolliday

Jul 27, 2015
7 min

Serendipity and Animal Research

Dr. Alberto Ferrari is a member of the managing board and of the scientific Committee of Pro-Test Italia, an association dedicated to...

‘Politically-motivated’ campaign against Green Hill in Italy condemned by EARA

Bob Tolliday

Mar 25, 2015
2 min

‘Politically-motivated’ campaign against Green Hill in Italy condemned by EARA

London, 25 March 2015 Green Hill facility in Montichiari (Italy) persecuted for breeding dogs for scientific research Case re-opened...