More than 230,000 animals were used for experimentation in Irish laboratories in 2012 — more than six times the number used in 2005. Figures released...
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Government vows to ensure cosmetics comply with ban on animal testing
A Government pledge to check that cosmetics being sold in Ireland comply with an international animal testing ban has been welcomed by animal rights groups....
Fury at animal killing law
Animal rights campaigners have expressed fury that the Government has ignored calls for a ban on the killing of newborn animals by “concussion or blow...
Animal test suffering loophole criticised
Animal welfare groups have hit out at Government plans to implement a loophole clause allowing Ireland to carry out experiments that inflict severe pain on...
Animal test to continue despite alternative
A new method of testing Botox has been licensed here but the controversial animal poison test it will replace may not be phased out
Colleges spend €3m on live lab animals
Irish colleges have spent over €3m buying live animals for experimentation since 2005.The number of animals used in tests in laboratories has rocketed 800% in...
Inspection rates at animal test sites low
Just 66 inspections were carried out at organisations who conducted experiments on 818,000 animals over a six-year period. Given that 40 companies and institutions registered...
280,000 animals used for testing in 2010
THE number of animals used for experimentation in Irish laboratories has rocketed 800% in five years, raising serious concerns among welfare groups. Figures from the...