Animals Are Not Ours to Experiment On

 

Animals are not ours to experiment on. They feel pain and fear just as we do, and their overwhelming natural instincts – like ours – are to be free and to protect their own lives. They don’t want to be locked in a small cage inside a laboratory.

More than 9 million animals are used in experiments in Europe every year. They may legally be poisoned; deprived of food, water, or sleep; subjected to psychological distress; deliberately infected with diseases; subjected to brain damage; paralysed; exposed to skin or eye irritants; burned; gassed; force-fed; electrocuted; and killed.

Millions more are bred to suffer from debilitating genetic modifications, are used as breeding machines in the cruel supply chain, or languish in cages without being used for experiments until they die.

Cosmetics and Animal Testing

Cosmetics Testing

There’s no excuse for hurting and killing animals for the sake of cosmetics products. Fortunately, we’re making excellent progress in banning these cruel experiments.
PETA’s Research Modernisation Deal

PETA’s Research Modernisation Deal

Experiments on animals are cruel – and they don’t help humans, animals, or the environment. PETA scientists have the solution to the problem.
REACH: the Largest Animal-Testing Programme in the World

Chemical Testing

REACH is the largest animal-testing programme in the world, causing hundreds of thousands of animals to be used in painful and lethal tests.
Animal Testing in Medical Experiments

Medical Experiments

Every year, millions of animals in the UK endure painful, frightening procedures at the hands of experimenters – tests which are indefensible, both morally and scientifically.

 Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
Non-Animal Research Methods and Tests

Non-Animal Research Methods and Tests

Modern methods that are being pioneered by scientists make it clear that experiments on animals aren’t just cruel – they’re also irrelevant and unnecessary.
Animals Used in Education and Training

Animals Used in Education and Training

Teaching exercises using live animals or animals who were killed to be dissected have no place in the modern classroom. Find out what progress we’re making.
The Easy Way to Go Cruelty-Free

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics

Going cruelty-free is easy! See our list of companies that do not test on animals, and find your favourite cosmetics and household products with ease.