Campaign: Every year, 10,000 non-human primates are used in research in the EU despite many experts citing primate research as being unsuccessful in developing treatments for humans.

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Ending Primate Research in the European Union

Every year, over 10,000 nonhuman primates are used in experiments within the European Union (EU). They are subjected to experimental procedures that can cause them pain, discomfort and suffering, much of it profound. Most will be killed at the end of the experiment. The latest available statistics (from 2005) show that EU member states used 10,449 Old and New world monkeys and prosimians for research. The main users of primates were France (3,789), the UK (3,115) and Germany (2,086). The main fields of research in which primates are used within the EU can generally be categorized into three areas: medical research, toxicology and fundamental (curiosity driven) research.

To find out more about BUAV’s campaign to end the use of primates in experiments in the EU, go to:

• Watch; 'The Time is Now' video
• 12 Million Reasons Campaign
• ECEAE website
• BUAV Primate Briefing (PDF)
• Ending Primate Experiments: A BUAV report (PDF)
• Next of Kin: A BUAV report (PDF)
• Watch; 'Next of Kin' video

• Primates in Research
  • The Time is Now