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Press Releases

For Immediate Release: 21/07/08

Animal testing has increased for the sixth consecutive year

For Immediate Release: 19/07/08

New Henley MP says rise in animal testing under Labour is "unacceptable"

For Immediate Release: 07/07/08

Animal campaigners renew call to end primate testing in Europe following shocking evidence of animal suffering

For Immediate Release: 17/06/08

Animal testing survey puts Henley candidates under the spotlight

For Immediate Release: 28/05/08

REACH pre-registration begins — but promotion of non-animal methods hindered by Brussels red tape

For Immediate Release: 28/05/08

Labour's record rise in testing "unacceptable", says new Crewe and Nantwich MP

For Immediate Release: 12/05/08

"Leaping Bunny" joins cosmetics industry conference

For Immediate Release: 25/04/08

Judge suggests major changes to law governing secrecy of animal experiments

For Immediate Release: 23/04/08

Key principle on Home Office assessment of animal suffering upheld at Court of Appeal

For Immediate Release: 02/04/08

Government told to stop licensing household product animal tests

For Immediate Release: 19/03/08

Marks & Spencer extends its cruelty free range to household products

For Immediate Release: 03/02/08

Malaysian Government Halts Monkey Export

For Immediate Release: 30/01/08

Campaigners Win Key Animal Test Freedom of Information Court Victory

For Immediate Release: 01/11/07

BUAV investigation exposes monkey 'Guantanamo Bay' in Spanish resort

For Immediate Release: 27/07/07

Government Found Guilty of Misleading Public Over Animal Suffering

Recent Media Coverage

09/05/08

Look out for the 'bunny' this year

This year will see the beginning of a real focus on animal welfare by the Co-operative.

09/05/08

(Co-operative) Members urged to give ant-cruelty campaign a boost

Co-operative members are being mobilised to help raise the level of awareness of cruelty products to that of Fairtrade among consumers.

02/04/08

M&S commits to "cruelty free" future

Marks & Spencer claimed yesterday it would be the first high street retailer to guarantee it sold only "cruelty-free" household cleaning and beauty products, in the latest pitch for the increasingly ethically aware consumer.

06/03/08

Battling vivisection in the courts

Whether animals should have rights and to what extent is open to debate, but few people believe they should be denied legal protection from abuse and unnecessary suffering.

01/02/08

Nothing to hide?

In a landmark ruling (pdf) on Wednesday, the information tribunal paved the way for much of the secrecy surrounding animal experiments in this country to be swept away.

30/12/07

Health food fads spark huge rise in animal testing

THE trend for healthier eating has led to an increase of more than 300% in the number of laboratory experiments conducted on animals for food additives, sweeteners and health supplements over the past year.

02/11/07

Guantánamo for animals

Shocking new footage of primates held at a Guantánamo-style prison close to popular Spanish holiday resorts makes grim viewing. The controversial facility at Camarles, in the Catalonia region of Spain, supplies macaque monkeys, shipped from Mauritius, to research labs across Europe.