British Medical Journal investigation of animal research finds a 'pick and mix approach' to Oxford University's animal research for a new vaccine.
Posted 11 Jan 2018
The industrial scale of animals being bred and used in scientific research is revealed today in Home Office statistics, relating to ‘scientific procedures on living animals’ in Great Britain in 2016. A total of almost...
Posted 13 Jul 2017
Animal Aid has uncovered deeply disturbing experiments that involved live mice being stitched together, and forced to remain like this for several weeks. Separate research also exposed by the national animal protection organisation, involved a...
Posted 06 Jun 2017
Animal Aid’s newest campaign aims to educate people about the sensitivity of mice; how this cannot be accommodated in laboratories; how mice deserve the same consideration as other animals and how they differ from humans....
Posted 24 Apr 2017
On Saturday 18th February, Animal Aid staff and supporters held a peaceful vigil outside the Royal Veterinary College's Campus in Potter's Bar in order to raise awareness about the College's programme of animal research.
Posted 20 Feb 2017
An exposé released today by Animal Aid reveals that Cancer Research UK has been acknowledged for providing ‘generous financial support’ for cruel and outdated experiments on a number of furless mice, in order to give...
Posted 09 Feb 2017
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) conducts around 9,000 experiments on animals every year.
Posted 24 Jan 2017
The 2015 annual report from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU), the regulators of animal experiments in the UK, makes chilling reading.
Posted 19 Jan 2017
A research centre founded with money from Arthritis Research UK, provided a grant to support gruesome experiments conducted on a number of ten-week-old mice.
Posted 02 Nov 2016
In just two weeks, more than 5,200 people have already signed our petition calling on the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) to end its animal research programme. The College has been involved in shocking animal experiments,...
Posted 07 Oct 2016