Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...

The government has announced plans to stop scientific experiments on animals, except in some rare situations. They say they want other testing methods to be used instead, including a greater use of ...

This story is part of a collaboration with The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. A federal health agency that has promised to scale back its animal research has drawn the attention of ...

New Government figures released today reveal that 2.54 million scientific procedures were carried out on living animals in Great Britain in 2025, prompting renewed calls for urgent action to reduce ...

The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major ...

The University of Liverpool carried out thousands of animal experiments last year. According to figures obtained by Merseyside Animal Rights, and shared with the ECHO, a total of 14,112 procedures on ...

In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dilemma: on the one hand, for ethical reasons, they ...

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