RSPCA press releases
The RSPCA regularly releases articles to the media about important animal welfare issues. We've provided you with links to those most relevant to this topic. You can see the headlines and summary text below - just click on a headline to see the whole article.
More lab animals will suffer if EU cosmetics sales ban is postponed: 18 January 2011
The RSPCA is urging the European Commission and European Parliament to ignore calls from parts of the cosmetics industry to delay a sales ban on cosmetics tested on laboratory animals.
RSPCA says new EU law could be a threat to UK lab animal welfare: 8 September 2010
Laboratory animals spared suffering thanks to new test on artificial skin: 10 August 2010
RSPCA demands action as lab animal numbers remain over 3.5million: 27 July 2010
Government figures confirm yet another rise in number of experiments on animals: 21 July 2009
The RSPCA wants to see efforts massively stepped up by everyone involved in animal experiments to replace or avoid their use in research.
MEPs have fallen woefully short in lab animal law vote: 5 May 2009
The RSPCA is dismayed by today’s European Parliament vote on a new lab animal law which fell woefully short of what the Society hoped would be done to improve animal welfare.
RSPCA urges MEPs to reduce suffering of 10,000 primates used in experiments every year: 1 May 2009
More than 10,000 primates will continue to suffer pain and distress every year in EU laboratories if politicians vote next week to weaken a proposed law meant to protect them.
RSPCA slams attempts to weaken lab animal law: 30 March 2009
Proposed legislation meant to help protect the millions of animals that suffer in experiments is in danger of being significantly watered down.
New help to reduce the number of mice used in lab tests: 11 March 2009
The RSPCA and leading funders of medical research are calling on scientists to share information and animals more in order to help reduce the increasing number of genetically-altered (GA) mice used in experiments.
RSPCA reveals plight of lab animals that suffer and die for the sake of others: 20 March 2008
Thousands of lab animals are used every year in tests on vital veterinary vaccines for pets and farm animals, a groundbreaking new RSPCA report highlights.