HSI is fighting to save more than 100 million animals from suffering and death in laboratories around the world.
Victory! HSI Achieves Largest-Ever Reduction in Animal Test Requirements
A multitude of hard-fought improvements to European pesticide law will spare tens of thousands of dogs and other animals from painful and sometimes lethal chemical-poisoning tests.
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Advancing Humane Science
Imagine a world where lab rats are replaced by lab robots, with high-tech computer models instead of lethal tests on animals. That’s not science fiction, that’s science future. Learn More
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Cosmetic & Product Testing
With more than 100,000 man-made chemicals in use worldwide, alternative test methods offer a faster, cheaper, and often more reliable approach. Learn More
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EU Animal Experimentation Law
More than 115 million animals globally suffer and die each year in research laboratories, around 12 million in the European Union alone. Learn More
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Lethal Dose Animal Testing
More than a million animals suffer annually, dying in agony during the oldest and most inhumane toxicity test ever devised. Learn More
End Animal Testing News
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February 21, 2012
HSI/Canada Welcomes University of Toronto’s Decision to End Research on Live Monkeys
HSI Canada welcomed the decision by the University of Toronto to no longer conduct research on live non-human primates.
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February 13, 2012
Leona Lewis Sends Valentine’s Plea to Brussels: Have a Heart for Animals in Cosmetics Testing
Singer Leona Lewis sent a Valentine’s card and letter to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, with a personal plea for him to help end the suffering of animals used in cosmetics testing.
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January 23, 2012
European Union Must Grasp Horizon 2020 to Lead the World in Science Innovation
HSI Europe urged the European Union to lead the world in cutting-edge research and testing as it kicked off discussions on how to spend its €80 billion Horizon 2020 research funding budget.
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January 20, 2012
Time for Canadian Biomedical Science to Join the 21st Century, Says HSI Canada
HSI Canada reacted strongly to statistics released by the Canadian Council on Animal Care, which revealed the use of more than 3 million animals for research, testing and educational purposes in 2010.