Day of action success
Last Saturday, August 13th, saw Animal Aid supporters across the country take to the streets for our Victims of Charity Day of Action. We want to say a big thank you to everyone who took...
Posted 26 Aug 2011
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Images of victims of charity billboard sites
Full poster image Photos of the posters in situ 110-124 Theobalds Road 191 Old Marylebone Road 191 Tottenham Court Road 76 Oxford Street 494 Oxford Street 82 Baker Street Melton Street
Posted 23 Aug 2011
Public tells medical research charities: don’t use our money for animal experiments
Medical research charities that use public donations to fund animal experimentation have been dealt a bitter blow with the results of a new public opinion poll, which indicates that they are acting against the wishes...
Posted 23 Aug 2011
Scientists criticise animal experiments
A group of scientists and doctors have written to the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary expressing their concerns about the rising problems of drug failures and adverse drug reactions. In an open letter published...
Posted 03 Jun 2011
Why I, an emergency doctor, condemn medical charities for their pointless and cruel research
As an emergency doctor, I remember smiling at a medical textbook description of the idealised Casualty department. The fantasy regime offered time for plenty of diligent study – periods that were punctuated by exciting flurries...
Posted 08 Nov 2010
Toxic waste – ending the use of non human primates in toxicity testing
Today (Tuesday 12th October) marks the launch of a new campaign aimed at putting an end to poisoning tests in non human primates. The group Antidote Europe has teamed up with BBC wildlife presenter Dr...
Posted 11 Oct 2010
Animal experiments at Cardiff University rise by 13%
An investigation by the Wales on Sunday newspaper has revealed that animal experiments at Cardiff University have risen by 13% since 2006. In the past four years, the University used more than 190,000 animals in...
Posted 11 Aug 2010
Adverse drug reactions kill three people a day
New figures have revealed that three people a day die from the side effects of medicines they have been prescribed.
Posted 14 Jun 2010
GlaxoSmithKline accused of skewing debate on drug safety
More than 90 per cent of scientists who backed a drug at the centre of a safety scare had financial links to the pharmaceutical industry, and 87 per cent had financial links with the drug's...
Posted 19 Mar 2010
Pharmaceutical industry criticised
The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) was unveiled in draft form this week by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM provides diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, and...
Posted 12 Feb 2010