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...
Archive for category: Irish Animal Statistics
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...
2019 Animal Experimentation Statistics for Ireland
The Botox loophole and high number of severely painful test on animals in Irish Laboratories in 2019, latest statistics show The latest official annual figures...
2017 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
2017 figures show Government is still failing to control animal cruelty in Irish laboratories The Irish Government has revealed another increase in the number of animals...
2016 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
New 2016 statistics reveal increased suffering in Irish animal labs New figures covering 2016 released by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) have revealed a disturbing trend...
IAVS calls for openness on animal experiment inspections
IAVS News Release - for immediate use The Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (IAVS) has criticised government animal testing inspectors for seeking to conceal their reports on...
IAVS prompts historic new funding to replace animals in painful testing
Science Foundation Ireland move warmly welcomed The Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (IAVS) is delighted to announce that the Irish Government is, for the first time, explicitly...
2015 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
Irish Government springs ‘nasty surprise’ with 2015 increase in animal testing The Irish Government’s Heath Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), which also enforces animal experimentation regulations, has just...
Irish Government breaching European law by withholding critical details of animal tests
Controversial Botox poisoning tests obscured The HPRA’s publication of Ireland’s 2015 animal testing figures reveals that the Government continues to breach European Union legislation on...