2021 sees drop in Irish animal tests, but will progress be sustained in future years? The Irish government’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has just...
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Air France To Stop Transporting Lab Primates
In response to Aymeric Caron and One Voice, Air France communicates the date on which it will stop transporting primates for animal experimentation Six months...
ECI Press Release
Irish citizens join historic European effort to stop unnecessary animal testing cruelty Irish citizens are leading the way in a historic Europe-wide effort to tackle...
Remembering Yvonne Smalley
The IAVS pays tribute to a true advocate for animal protection We are very sorry to announce the tragic passing of Yvonne Smalley, the chairperson...
Botox Press Release
One Hundred Thousand Mice Killed for Botox in Ireland in 2020 Irish Anti-Vivisection Society Freedom of Information request uncovers evidence of unnecessary suffering in severe...
Irish Celebs Horrified by Animal Testing
Shocking Animal Testing Footage Causing Outrage in Ireland Everyone in Ireland needs to see this. These Irish celebrities were horrified to learn what’s happening to...
Animal Experiments in Irish Universities
160,000 animals put down after experiments in Irish universities Almost 160,000 animals have been put down by Ireland’s top universities over the past four years...
Toll of animals sacrificed in Irish labs rose in 2020
The latest Statistical Report on animal experiments issued by the Government’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) reveals that in 2020, 137,318 animals were subjected to...
Monkeys destined for US labs die on board Wamos Air flight
Animal Protection groups are calling on the Spanish holiday charter airline, Wamos Air, to immediately stop transporting monkeys for research laboratories following the tragic deaths...
A win for animals! The European Parliament votes in favour of a comprehensive plan to phase-out experiments on animals
The European Parliament called on the European Commission to put forward an action plan to facilitate the reduction and replacement of animals in science