by Jessica | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
On 20-21 November 2024, the RSPCA will hold an international meeting in France on ‘refining animal research with a focus on severe suffering’. Building on the success of previous meetings held in Brussels, Berlin, Athens, Stockholm and Leiden, the meeting will be the...
by Jessica | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Reducing severe suffering in animal research involves a series of steps which are outlined in our ‘Roadmap’. A key objective is to identify and reduce ‘cumulative suffering’ by reviewing both procedure-related and non-procedure-related experiences throughout an...
by Jessica | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Botulinum toxin (Bt) is a neurotoxin which induces muscle paralysis by blocking neurotransmitters. Bt is used for treating medical conditions (such as migraines and lazy eye), and in cosmetic procedures to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. The manufacture of Bt...
by Jessica | Nov 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) publishes an annual report on the number of animals used in Canada for the purposes of research, teaching, and testing at CCAC member institutions. Canada employs a system of five ‘categories of invasiveness’ ranging from A...
by Jessica | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
There has been a significant decline in the number of laboratory animals experiencing ‘severe’ suffering in the UK. Since 2014, there has been a remarkable 61% reduction in experimental procedures causing ‘severe’ suffering. The 2022 statistics continue to...
by Jessica | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
On April 4, 2023, the European Commission released the latest statistics on the use of animals in research and testing in the EU and Norway in 2020. The UK is no longer included in the statistics since withdrawing from the EU, so the statistics from previous years...
by Jessica | Jun 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce that our Roadmap to reduce severe suffering is now available in Dutch. Thank you to the National Animal Testing Policy Advisory Committee for providing the translations. Our Roadmap is still available in English. We are eager for more...
by Penny Hawkins | Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our 5th RSPCA international meeting will include the usual popular combination of case studies and opportunities for discussion and networking, with a special focus on cumulative severity. This 1.5 day, face to face meeting will be held in Leiden, The Netherlands, in...
by Penny Hawkins | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce that our Roadmap poster is now available in French and German. Thank you to the Swiss 3R Competence Centre for producing the translations, and for enabling us to showcase the Focus on Severe Suffering project at a joint workshop on...
by Penny Hawkins | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Focus on Severe Suffering initiative has had a successful year in 2022, with inspiring UK-based and international events, lots of positive support from the scientific community, and published statistics showing further decreases in procedures causing severe...
by Penny Hawkins | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The most up-to-date data currently available on the use of animals in research and testing in the European Union (EU), and Norway, was published by the European Commission on 15 July 2022. This information is important for openness and transparency and can also help...
by Penny Hawkins | Jul 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The most up-to-date data currently available on the use of animals in research and testing in the UK was published on 30 June 2022. A total of 3.06 million scientific procedures were completed on animals in 2021, which is an increase of 6% from the 2.88 million...
