Airlines

Air France has just sponsored a pound of foie gras to be given to each of the 751 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Strasbourg.

Rock icon Peter Gabriel takes time out from his European tour to sound off about Air France’s involvement in trafficking primates for animal testing

Globally renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall certainly knows a thing or two about monkeys.

James Cromwell and Justin Bieber slam Air France for shipping monkeys to labs for animal testing. All other major airlines have stopped trafficking primates for vivisection.

Thousands of monkeys are imported to the UK for experiments each year. But where do they come from, and how do they end up in British laboratories?

1,577 primates were imported to UK labs in 2012 from China, Vietnam and Mauritius. This infographic takes you through their terrifying journey from breeding facilities in Asia to British laboratory cages,

Did you know that some airlines are propping up the cruel and sinister vivisection industry?

Philippine Airlines will no longer transport primates to laboratories to be used in experiments – a policy change that could save hundreds of monkeys from being trafficked for animal tests.

Because of pressure from animal experimenters, Air India has backtracked on the ban and resumed shipping animals for use in cruel laboratory experiments.

Cruelty is in the air, as a result of the shipments of terrified monkeys to laboratories in the cargo holds of some Air France flights. Use your voice to help these animals.