March 24, 2022Speaking of Research From the EU to individual countries to small municipalities in the US there appears to be a new wave of trendy legislative efforts. The general idea is a proposal to ban some aspects of research or testing that involves nonhuman animals. The ban may take the form of directly interfering … Continue reading Performative politics and animal research: When is a ban not a ban?
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Swiss overwhelmingly reject anti-animal research legislation
February 15th 2022 Switzerland has rejected, for the fourth time since 1985, a ballot initiative that would ban animal testing. Nearly 80% of voters said no to the motion (popular initiative). The percentage of voters opposed was higher than previous votes, including: 1985 (70% against), 1992 (56% against) and 1993 (72% against). We join others … Continue reading Swiss overwhelmingly reject anti-animal research legislation
Bans and borders: Switzerland’s referendum on animal research
February 11th 2022Jeremy D. Bailoo, Allyson J. Bennett, Amanda Dettmer, Justin Varholick & Sangy Panicker Switzerland is, for the fourth time, about to vote on the banning of animal testing. The previous three votes reflected a majority that were against the initiative: 1985 (70% against), 1992 (56% against) and 1993 (72% against). The Swiss are … Continue reading Bans and borders: Switzerland’s referendum on animal research
Animal Research in Switzerland in 2020
November 12th 2021 We have translated the statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2020 and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 556,107 animals used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2020 — a 2.8% decrease compared to 2019. Click to enlarge The collection of statistical data on animal use … Continue reading Animal Research in Switzerland in 2020
Animal Research in Switzerland in 2019
August 24th 2021 We have translated the statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2019 and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 572,069 animals used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2019 — a 2.4% decrease compared to 2018. According to the Federal Veterinary Office, the BLV, this decrease is … Continue reading Animal Research in Switzerland in 2019
Switzerland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Austria publish 2017 statistics on animals in research
Yesterday, Switzerland published their 2017 statistics (permalink). This adds to recent publications from Slovakia and Luxembourg, which we provide analyses for below. You can find more information on our Worldwide Animal Statistics page, as well as our Historical Statistics page, which now contains over 150 entries as we continue to build the largest database of … Continue reading Switzerland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Austria publish 2017 statistics on animals in research
Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2016
The statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2016 were released today. We have translated these tables to English and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 629,773 animals used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2016 — a 7.7% decrease compared to the previous year. According to the Federal Veterinary … Continue reading Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2016
Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2015
The statistics for animal research conducted in Switzerland in 2015 were released last week. We have translated these tables to English and these data are summarized below. Overall, there were 682,333 animals (not including invertebrates except Cephalopoda and lobsters) used in research and animal testing in Switzerland in 2015. Most of these animals were involved … Continue reading Switzerland’s animal research in numbers for 2015
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