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Geoffrey Deckers Award increases funding to EcoVegAnimals
14/01/2025
The Geoffrey Deckers Award has continued to recognise the work of our Bosnian member, EcoVegAnimals, with 3000e of additional funding for its work to implement humane alternatives to animal testing at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo.Germany continues to use animals in millions of tests every year
09/01/2025
There were 1.46 million uses of animals in experiments in Germany in 2023 – a fall of 16% compared to the 1.73 million uses in 2022.Changes to law on classification of chemical hazards could increase use of non-animal test methods
12/12/2024
We played key role in pushing for fundamental changesEcoVegAnimals continues work to end animal testing at University of Sarajevo
11/12/2024
We support animal-free science conference in Bosnia and HerzegovinaCruelty Free Europe members meet in Brussels
03/12/2024
We stress importance of animal testing phase-out to new MEPsWe welcome agreement on appointment of EU’s first ever Animal Welfare Commissioner
21/11/2024
We welcome the agreement by Members of the European Parliament which will allow the confirmation of the European Commission’s first ever Commissioner for Animal Welfare – but urge Olivér Várhelyi to use the moment as a catalyst for the EU’s commitment on the phase-out of animal testing.
2025 Geoffrey Deckers Award nominations now open
11/10/2024
Award honours groups working to end animal testing, in memory of dedicated animal protection campaignerGeoffrey Deckers Award winners help to end University’s use of animals
02/10/2024
The work of 2023 Geoffrey Deckers Award winners, Campaigns and Activism for Animals in the Industry (CAAI), will save 500 animals every year after the University of Forestry in Sofia ended the use of animals in its physiology and pathophysiology departments.