#Netherlands

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Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research

Bob Tolliday

Apr 18, 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...

Primate poposal by Netherlands government ‘will severely limit progress on biomedical research’.

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Primate poposal by Netherlands government ‘will severely limit progress on biomedical research’.

EARA has responded to a call by the Dutch Science Minister for the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), in the Netherlands, an EARA...

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...

Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA) published Zo doende 2014, its...

Dutch Parliament passes motion to phase out non-human primate research

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Dutch Parliament passes motion to phase out non-human primate research

Last week, the Dutch Parliament passed a motion supported by all parties asking Government to investigate completely phasing out...

Bob Tolliday

Aug 11, 2015
4 min

A Researcher’s Perspective

This post is a translation of a Dutch blog that was originally published on the Faces of Science website on March 12, 2015. Marieke...

Bob Tolliday

Feb 13, 2015
2 min

Why heart research on dogs is required

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) supports the use of experimental animals when no other alternative is possible. The...