A paper co-authored by PETA Science Consortium International e.V. is poised to revolutionize the field of inhalation research and reduce tests that kill millions of animals each year. The paper describes a study, funded in part by the Science Consortium, showing that frozen human lung slices work as well as fresh slices to assess the … Read more »
More than 700 people registered for a webinar co-organized by PETA scientists, the U.S. Environmental Agency and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The webinar focused on the topic of a paper co-authored by PETA scientists that challenges the standard practice of measuring the accuracy of new non-animal methods by comparing them to flawed animal … Read more »
The European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency announced that they’ll be taking steps to end tests on animals for industrial chemicals. In its announcement about the decision, the European Commission acknowledged ongoing pressure from a European Parliament resolution, which came after PETA U.K. shared its Research Modernisation Deal with members of Parliament, and from … Read more »
PETA scientists co-edited and contributed to a special issue on non-animal approaches to toxicity testing in the prestigious journal, Frontiers in In Vitro Toxicology. More than 70 authors from seven countries contributed to the issue highlighting widespread interest in advancing animal-free testing.
PETA scientists received multiple awards for the advancement of non-animal testing methods at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, the largest toxicology conference in the world, drawing thousands of scientists each year. Dr. Amy Clippinger, vice president of regulatory toxicology testing for PETA and president of PETA Science Consortium International e.V., won the 2022 Society of Toxicology … Read more »
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. gives essential training opportunities to scientists to ensure that they have the skills needed to pursue careers in animal-free science. Thanks to these awards, an undergraduate student at North Carolina Central University attended the 2022 Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference. The award to attend the SOT conference was established to … Read more »
PETA scientists coauthored a paper that challenges the standard practice of measuring the accuracy of new non-animal methods by comparing them to animal tests. The paper provides a new, faster way to evaluate novel methods that’s grounded in human biology and good science rather than flawed tests on animals.
PETA scientists published a paper that shows how researchers can avoid the use of a product that’s extracted from the blood of fetal calves after their mothers are slaughtered for food. This product is used to grow cells in petri dishes, but animal-free products are available and can be used instead.
PETA scientists and experts from regulatory agencies, academia, and companies coauthored a groundbreaking paper that presents a new approach to assessing whether chemicals cause cancer. The approach is already being used to spare mice and rats tests in which they’re fed pesticides every day to see if tumors develop.
PETA Science Consortium International e.V. donated equipment worth $20,000 to an animal-free laboratory to help end a nearly 80-year-old test in which chemicals are applied to the eyes of live rabbits. This donation helps ensure access to the equipment needed for non-animal tests that replace tests on animals.
PETA scientists intervened in a legal case in which the European Chemicals Agency was requiring a company to conduct tests on animals even though such tests contradicted the agency’s own requirement that animals be used only as a last resort. In this major victory for animals, PETA scientists provided evidence that helped win the case, … Read more »
PETA scientists from Europe, India, and the U.S. participated in the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, a virtual conference focused on non-animal test methods that is attended by researchers and regulators from around the world. The PETA scientists chaired four sessions, presented 15 posters, and delivered two oral … Read more »
In partnership with MatTek Life Sciences and MedTec Biolab, PETA Science Consortium International e.V. awarded researchers tools that can replace the use of rats and mice in tests to assess how inhaled chemicals affect the lungs. The Science Consortium also honored an early-career researcher for a poster that he presented at the European Commission’s Joint … Read more »
A new paper published by PETA scientists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other international experts shows that human-relevant approaches can replace tests in which chemicals are applied to the eyes of live rabbits. PETA scientists are working to ensure that these methods can be used in the U.S. and around the world. The paper … Read more »
PETA scientists highlighted non-animal testing approaches at the 60th annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting, the largest toxicology conference in the world, attracting thousands of attendees each year from government, industry, and academia. In the weeks leading up to this year’s virtual meeting, PETA scientists hosted five webinars through an SOT specialty section on modern … Read more »
