Animal Testing

Hundreds of compassionate members of the public marched through central London to urge the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to replace The Queen’s Guards’ bearskin caps with cruelty-free faux fur.

Massive leap in the number of experiments on cats (26 per cent) is a sign that public opinion counts for nothing in regulating experiments.

The Real Hustle’s Jessica-Jane Clement, who was named one of FHM’s Sexiest Women, is determined to help stop cosmetics tests on animals.

PETA aims to get as many people as possible to march through the streets of London for PETA’s “Spare the Bears” event.

PETA friend Victoria Eisermann, the ex-Playboy model, vegan and co-founder of K-9 Angels is a shining example of animal advocacy.

The European Union introduced a law in 2010 that would phase out cruel mouse test by 2015: we’re delighted that the UK has beaten the deadline by years.

The government published its official response today to last year’s public consultation on the new EU directive on animal experiments.

Sherry Photography Creative Commons | Sharon Wesilds | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)Chinese officials are in the final stages of approving the use of the country’s very first non-animal test method for cosmetics ingredients, thanks to guidance from scientists funded by PETA US. The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay, which tests chemicals for […]

The European Commission – under pressure from the cosmetics industry – is considering postponing the 2013 deadline for banning the sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals.

UPDATE: China Southern Airlines has now shamefully resumed shipping primates to laboratories.