Animals are used all the time for research in Ireland but scientists are split about whether or not to talk openly about it
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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...
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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....
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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...
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TCD spent €368,000 on animals for medical tests
LIVE animals are increasingly being experimented on by Irish scientists, despite controversy over the practice
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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...
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Animal-testing reforms need to be debated
New regulations governing animal experimentation are due before the Dáil
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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
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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...
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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...