Irish Anti-Vivisection Society Response to 2014 animal experimentation statistics for Ireland Figures recently published by the Government’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) reveal that it...
IAVS persuades Government to correct false figures exaggerating medical benefits of licensed animal tests
The IAVS has scored a significant victory after the Department of Health agreed to correct a false statement claiming that 157,924 lethal dose animal poisoning...
290k animals used in experiments
Almost 300,000 animals were used in Ireland last year to test the safety, quality, and potency of medicines. A report from the Health Products Regulatory...
232,000 animals used in Irish lab experiments in 2012
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...
Inside the mouse house: animal testing in Irish labs
Animals are used all the time for research in Ireland but scientists are split about whether or not to talk openly about it
Implementation of non-animal Botox test hindered for commercial reasons
Dramatic increase in animal experimentation over recent years, due to botox testing The IAVS has been protesting against the dramatic increase in animal experimentation over...
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...
TCD spent €368,000 on animals for medical tests
LIVE animals are increasingly being experimented on by Irish scientists, despite controversy over the practice
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...