Proposed Large Animal Testing Facility could see controversial experiments on primates for first time in Ireland In January 2019 the Health Business Services, the business...
China gene-edits cloned monkeys to have mental illnesses
There are serious questions over the ethics of the study, with the macaques showing signs of anxiety after a gene was removed
Ipsen move to replace cruel animal Botox tests in Ireland
Irish Anti-Vivisection Society joins European partners to welcome Ipsen move to replace cruel animal botox tests in Ireland The Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (IAVS) and colleagues...
National animal testing lab for medical devices being considered
Medical device research centre seeking consultant to assess feasibility of national lab
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...
Growing Old Disgracefully
The Cosmetic use of Botox - Summary of article in FRAME News Issue 57 Botulinum toxin, produced by Clostridium botulinum, is one of the most...
Animals used 240k times for research last year
Live animals including dogs, horses, and rabbits, were used in research and testing procedures 242,302 times last year — up 7% since 2016. The number...
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...
Trinity College Dublin slammed for using 100,000 live animals for research
Rats, mice, pigs and rabbits have been used in biomedical research at Trinity since 2012
‘It’s behaviour from the Dark Ages’ – Outrage as Trinity experiments on 110,000 animals
In 2016 Trinity spent more than €310k buying nearly 25,000 animals and €10k to dispose of them Nearly 110,000 animals have been used in medical...