Animal Testing

It’s been five years since the Netherlands first made its anti-vivisection pledge, yet animals continue to suffer in cruel experiments.

Eight years ago today, the EU ban on animal tests for cosmetics came into force, promising a future in which animals would no longer suffer and die for the sake of cosmetics. That promise has been broken.

Dr Dipti Kapoor was a firebrand for animal rights. She helped modernise science and save the lives of millions of animals who would otherwise have been used in cruel tests.

Here’s how the Dutch government is failing in its mission to become a world leader in animal-free innovation – costing hundreds of thousands of lives.

Thanks to a concerned whistle-blower and immediate action by PETA Netherlands, mice and squirrels will no longer be caught in the deadly traps.

The University of Edinburgh continues to use mice and rats in the notorious forced swim test.

While India is celebrating a big win for animals, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, and other animals are still being poisoned and killed in tests for cosmetics ingredients in the EU.

As the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs are rolled out across the UK, we answer vegans’ top questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Despite the Netherlands’ goal to be a forerunner in animal-free innovation, the number of procedures performed on animals is stagnating.

What is the forced swim test? Does it harm mice or tell us anything about depression in humans? Read on to find out.