Animal Aid

After 20 years, the EU law that governs animal testing across Europe and the UK is being revised. European Directive 86/609 EEC, which applies to animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, is the legal template on which all EU member states base their national laws. In the UK, the relevant law is the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Sadly, this Directive is not an independent enquiry into the efficacy of animal experiments, nor does it offer a total ban - something to which Animal Aid is committed unequivocally. But it does present the chance to improve standards for millions of animals, and, crucially, provides the possibility of a ban on the use of primates. Currently, around 10,000 primates are used in experiments across Europe, with more than one third of those being experimented on in British laboratories.

You can help!

1. We have produced postcards, petitions, leaflets and posters to support this campaign. Order what you need from the Animal Aid office.
2. Download the petition and collect signatures from family, friends and colleagues. Don’t forget to send them back to us when they’re complete.
3. Write letters to your local newspaper on this issue.
4. Contact your MP and urge them to support a ban on the use of primates in experiments.

Primates Factory Farmed in Vietnam and Shipped to UK Laboratories

A recent BUAV investigation at a Vietnamese primate farm found monkeys, who were destined for Huntingdon Life Sciences in Cambridgeshire, kept in appalling conditions. Not only that, but evidence was uncovered that suggests monkeys are being taken from the wild to replenish breeding stock and may even be sent straight to laboratories, passed off as ‘captive bred’.

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