Testing the toxicity of drug candidates in animals is archaic and unreliable according to PETA, which joined preclinical CROs at SOT to put forward alternatives.
The threat posed by animal rights activists has been highlighted by an alleged arson attack on the Novartis’ CEO’s lodge, with one group saying their only regret is that he was not home when it burned.
Animal rights activists, who engage in acts of violence, could be
prosecuted under new anti-terror legislation proposals outlined by
the Government that aim to crack down on recent attacks on British
Universities with animal research...
Animal activists' latest target in its campaign of terrorism has
centred on a chain of children's nurseries that has links with the
chemicals testing company, Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).
Animal rights extremists sunk to a new low as Oxford University was
targeted in an arson campaign, which resulted in an estimated
£500,000 (€719 000) worth of damage to boats and property. The
attack was specifically intended to halt...
The activities of animal extremists took a sinister turn as it was
revealed the broker to the drug company Phytopharm quit after a
bomb exploded beneath the car of one of the firm's executives.
A UK company is finding that the pharmaceutical industry is a
lucrative new market for its under vehicle bomb detector, now that
terrorist attacks are no longer confined to political and military
targets.
New laws to stop increasingly violent animal extremists from
harassing scientists involved in medical experiments have received
the seal of approval by the Association of the British
Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).
In a defiant gesture to animal activists, Britain's pharmaceutical
companies have joined forces to launch a £4m research fund to
finance animal experiments in universities.
The UK High Court has issued injunctions against a number of
individuals found to be involved in the harassment of staff working
for UK-based Japanese pharmaceutical companies.