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Bulletin Archive 1996
Bulletin Issue October 1996
Cosmetics campaign re-starts
When the Council of Ministers approved the 6th amendment to the Cosmetics Directive in June 1993, campaigning against the use of animals testing cosmetics virtually ceased in Europe. The 6th...more
50% target not adopted
Recently there has been discussion of a target of a 50% reduction in the number of animals used for scientific purposes in the European Union (EU) by the year 2000....more
Eurogroup for Animal Welfare
The Eurogroup for Animal Welfare is the most influential European lobbying group in the field of animal welfare. Its objective is to work towards "..the introduction, implementation and enforcement of...more
Bulletin Issue July 1996
Primate welfare standards in EU research
A report on Current Standards in Europe for the Care of Non-human Primates in Laboratories was recently produced by two UK animal protection organisations: the Royal Society for the Prevention...more
The supply and use of primates in the EU
One of the more important animal research issues being discussed in Europe is the supply and use of non-human primates in research and testing. The figures published in the 1991...more
The European politics of transgenic animals
Not many countries record the number of transgenic animals used in experiments separately, but the data that is available suggests that the use of transgenic animals in Europe is increasing...more
Bulletin Issue January 1996
Decision on oncomouse patent delayed
The official Opposition hearings on the European oncomouse patent broke up in disarray and confusion at the end of November. The opposition, representing various animal rights, religious and environmentalist groups,...more
EBRA granted observer status at Multilateral Consultations
Under its Convention ETS 123 (on the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes), the Council of Europe holds regular meetings of the official representatives of...more
The Berlin Workshop Report on Laboratory Animal Housing
The standards of housing and care required for laboratory animals in Europe are set out in Annexe II of the Directive 86/609/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative...more
The development of alternatives
Many politicians and government officials within Europe accept that a ban on animal experimentation would produce disastrous results in many areas of medical research and pharmaceutical development and testing. However,...more
New EU report on laboratory
The EU Directive 86/609 on the Approximation of Laws, Regulations and Administrative Provisions of the Member States Regarding the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes excludes,...more