Medical research using animals
If you agree with the following three statements, you may consider signing an online petition:
It was set up by the Coalition for Medical Progress, an alliance of research charities, drug companies and medical, veterinary and scientific organisations.
As reported today by BBC News, and in this Guardian article.
- Medical research is essential for developing safe and effective medical and veterinary treatments, requiring some studies using animals;
- Where there is no alternative available, medical research using animals should continue in the UK; and
- People involved in medical research using animals have a right to work and live without fear of intimidation or attack.
The People's Petition gives a voice to the silent majority of people in Britain who want to show their support for medical research using animals in the UK.
"It's a campaign for people who believe that this research, carried out under stringent animal welfare standards, is essential to the health and quality of life of humans and animals."
It was set up by the Coalition for Medical Progress, an alliance of research charities, drug companies and medical, veterinary and scientific organisations.
As reported today by BBC News, and in this Guardian article.
posted by Kuvera at
08:31
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What might we expect more of if there was less animal research?
According to Drug trials outsourced to India on the BBC this weekend:
"'I was just told that the drugs were American. They used to give me the tablets and I used to eat them,' says Parshottam Parmar... He says he had no idea that he was part of a clinical trial."
An issue previously raised last October in The Telegraph (Calcutta).
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Kuvera, at 23/4/06 12:34
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