It's only by arming ourselves with the facts that we can tackle the pharmaceutical industry head on, demanding change and shaping a better future for animals.
Cats, dogs, mice, rabbits, monkeys and other animals are used to test products, to study human disease and in the development of new drugs. They are even used in warfare experiments. Only a tiny proportion (around 10%) are required by the law – the rest are not, but they continue anyway.
Most of us would consider the treatment of animals in laboratories to be unethical: imprisoned against their will, denied all natural behaviours, and deliberately harmed or infected with painful conditions like arthritis. Yet the pharmaceutical industry has intentionally misled people into believing that the use of animals in science is a ‘necessary evil’.
The truth is that experiments on animals do not reliably predict outcomes in humans. This means that huge sums of money are invested in continuing cruel and outdated experiments on animals, diverting funds away from science that would actually benefit people.
We believe that better science is possible and that animal-free research will save countless lives, both animal and human.
