Formerly the Humane Society of the US and Humane Society International. Join us in working for the end of animal cruelty. 🩵🌍🐾
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Thank you to everyone who’s signed our petition to end lethal dose testing! 💙
Let's keep the momentum going! Add your name—together we can end a century of cruelty. ➡️ secure.humaneworld.org/page/…
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For the 190 million animals used in testing and research each year around the world, the shift to non-animal methods cannot come soon enough.
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A new Ohio bill would require public universities to publish information about the animals they use in experiments and the efforts they are making to replace them! 🐹
If you live in Ohio, tell your state representative to support this important bill! ➡️ humaneworld.org/OHTransparen…
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On June 2, the EPA announced its plans to update its list of cutting-edge new approach methods, ones that are in important respects superior to animal tests. The use of non-animal methods for chemical assessments under the Toxic Substances Control Act and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act will make for better science and better human health and safety outcomes. humaneworld.org/en/blog/good…
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Our scientist, Colleen Pike, presented at MPS World Summit on how to modernize an outdated medical guideline by including non-animal methods.
With advances in animal-free science, like organoids, updating the guideline is critical to improving drug safety without using animals.
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Closing our event today is MEP Sebastian Everding (the Left), who says:
‘Today’s discussion has shown us very clearly that NAMs are no longer a niche topic or a future possibility. They are already here in Europe, and becoming an essential part of biomedical research. Europe must invest seriously in the transition towards NAMs, and should support cutting-edge science whilst reducing reliance on animal testing wherever possible. Let’s continue working towards a better planet’.
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Bas de Waard (TPI, Ministry of NL), speaking on how to increase the chance of adoption of NAMs, says ‘For investors, it’s still risky to invest in NAMs as they do not know whether they will be accepted. We need to focus on the scaling up of existing technology and NAMs. Governments can remove risk through investing in the sector as a whole.’
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At our event right now in the European Parliament, Francesco Pappalardo (COMBINE group, University of Catania) says:
‘In silico approaches are already transforming biomedical research. They are even used in clinical settings to support decision-making processes. There are many barriers still limiting the regulatory uptake of in silico methods, and the EU should invest in developing a new ecosystem where model developers and regulators can ensure that new models will fit regulatory needs’.
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Speaking about the actions that are needed from the EU to accelerate industry confidence, Sean Byrne (EFPIA) says:
‘NAMs allows for more human-centric technology. NAMs allow us to mimic human biology, which is more beneficial for the long term. We need to see that validation and qualification of NAMs continues to be successful, and we need to make sure we are supporting companies to go beyond basic research towards bringing a product to market.’
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At our event in European Parliament right now, Fergal Donnelly, from the Directorate-General Research and Innovation in the EU, says ‘NAMs will unquestionably give a faster picture of what is happening in the human body and disease, and a more accurate one. Our projects work to help transform a scientific idea to something that will work in commercial practise.’
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At our European Parliament event: “Funding for Non-Animal Science: Moonshot for NAMs”, Anton Ussi from EATRIS says:
‘NAMs are derived from patients themselves, so can recapitulate the human environment better. They can help us have the opportunity to address the failure rates we see in research. A moonshot for NAMs can help with orchestrating and defragmenting the process of validation’.
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📢 Starting now! Our European Parliament event: “Funding for Non-Animal Science: Moonshot for NAMs”.
During her opening speech, MEP @Guarda_Cristina (The Greens/EFA) says:
‘Human-relevant science can replace animal research. The reality is that progress is too slow and too fragmented. We’re calling for a moonshot for NAMs in the next Horizon programme to scale up the use of non-animal methods in research.’
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We have an excellent podcast episode for you! Go behind the scenes with two @humaneworldorg experts to learn more about the animal testing and breeding industries—and the effort to replace them with superior technologies! 🧪🧫🔬
Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=melu708m…
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REMINDER: Our @Europarl_EN event, "Funding for Non-Animal Methods", is happening tomorrow - virtual spots are still open.
Organised by @humaneworldorg & hosted by MEPs @Guarda_Cristina (The Greens/EFA) & Sebastian Everding (The Left).
Join us! eventbrite.de/e/funding-for-…
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If you live in Massachusetts, tell your state legislators to support the PETS Act and ensure that outdated animal experiments are replaced with superior non-animal technologies as soon as they are approved by regulators! ➡️ humaneworld.org/PETSAct
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BREAKING: The EU has published the long-awaited roadmap to phase out animal testing for chemical safety and research! 👏
This is both a scientific milestone and a testament to the power of collective action, heeding the demands of 1.2M citizens for humane science. 💙🐭
Read more: ec.europa.eu/com.../presscor…
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One of our scientists, Greg Sower, PhD, presented his work, “Can pharma-based organ-on-chip technologies be adapted to pre-market hazard screening of herbal products and new chemicals?” last week at the MPS World Summit!💡
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Today is National Animal Rights Day (#NARD16), observed in over 50 countries to give animals a voice & demand their right to live free from harm—including in testing & research.
At @humaneworldorg we’re committed to advancing animal-free science so no animal has to suffer again.
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Queenie’s Law would BAN painful dog experiments at taxpayer-funded institutions in Michigan! 🐾
MI residents: Urge your legislators to help dogs in Michigan labs by supporting this important bill! 👉🏽 humaneworld.org/MIDogExperim…
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🏆 Proud moment! @humaneworldorg's Francesca Pistollato has won an award for her contributions to animal-free science!
The recognition shines a spotlight on the transition to non-animal methods that are more accurate and relevant to human biology.
🔗 humaneworld.org/en/lav-award…
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