Animal Testing

Which countries still test on animals? What about the UK? What brands are cruelty-free? How can you help animals in laboratories? PETA answers all your questions about cosmetics testing.

Ahead of World Day for Animals in Laboratories, a trio of PETA “scientists” dunked “mice” into beakers of water in Bath’s city centre.

First Group has refused to place PETA ads depicting the forced swim test, an experiment conducted at the universities of Bath and Bristol.

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.

Mouse-shaped vegan chocolates are on their way to the vice chancellors of the University of Bath and the University of Bristol to urge both intuitions to end the forced swim test.

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.