Petition handed in to boost funding of animal-free testing
The campaigners handed in their petition on Monday, calling for animal-free testing in Switzerland. Keystone / Peter Schneider
An alliance of animal rights and environment groups has called for more public funds to promote animal-free alternative experiments.
This content was published on February 22, 2021 - 11:56
February 22, 2021 - 11:56
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A petition signed by 27 organisations and 13,000 individuals was handed in to parliament on Monday according to the Animalfree Research foundationExternal link.
They complain that nearly a third of the funds from the National Research Foundation - totalling CHF400 million ($446 million) annually - is used to finance projects that rely on animal testing without proof that the results are valid for humans.