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Animal Experiments at Oxford University

Posted on Monday May 14, 2012 9:57 pm The number of animals that Oxford University has experimented on and killed inside its laboratories in the last two years has been revealed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request – and the numbers involved are shocking.

Oxford University's shameful links to cluster bombs

Posted on Sunday October 23, 2011 5:00 pm

Despite Britain being a signatory to the Cluster Munitions Convention, a global treaty signed by more than 100 nations which bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster bombs, it was revealed this week that Oxford University has invested £630,000 in Lockheed Martin, one of three US arms manufacturers still involved in the cluster-bomb trade.

EU ANIMAL TESTING LAW ACTION ALERT

From Uncaged: www.uncaged.co.uk

Posted on Tuesday August 23, 2011 6:35 pm

The UK Government is currently holding a crucial consultation exercise on how it will ‘transpose’ the new EU Directive on animal experiments into UK national laws. This ends on 5 September and will set the scene for animal experiments for a generation.

The Shocking News - 3.7 Million Animal Experiments Carried Out in 2010

Posted on Friday July 15, 2011 6:44 pm

The latest animal experiments statistics from the Home Office for 2010 show an increase of 3% (over 150,000) in animal experiments since 2009 – the equivalent of 10,205 experiments beginning every day. This increase is despite a Government pledge to reduce the number of animals used in experiments.

Horrific Law Change

Posted on Thursday June 23, 2011 4:28 pm

Changes to European law that are due to be enforced by 2013 could lead to ex pets being used in experiments, worse welfare and conditions inside laboratories, a dramatic rise in the number of cats, dogs and horses used in experiments and inhumane methods being employed to kill those animals.

Three Days of Demos

3 -5 May 2012

Posted on Monday May 07, 2012 9:47 pm The Thursday protests against vivisection continue every week, with SPEAK supporters persistently campaigning outside Oxford University’s laboratory on South Parks Road. This week the regular Thursday demo was followed by two days of highly visual demos outside degree ceremony in the City Centre.

World Day for Laboratory Animals

Justice for Animals

Posted on Tuesday May 01, 2012 7:08 pm To mark World Day for Laboratory Animals, activists worldwide organised events to bring attention to the plight of animals suffering in vivisection laboratories.

BioTrinity Conference Demo 2012

24 April

Posted on Tuesday May 01, 2012 7:00 pm

Described as the premier European Biopartnering and Investment conference, partnering R&D companies with big pharma and biomedical investors, the BioTrinity Conference 2012 took place at Newbury Racecourse this week.

Degree Ceremony Demos

Saturday 3 March 2012

Posted on Wednesday March 21, 2012 7:47 pm

Once again SPEAK supporters were present outside the Sheldonion Theatre while graduating students were awarded their degrees. Some of those inside the Theatre have been responsible for causing pain and suffering to the animals imprisoned inside the University labs, while others are responsible for not speaking out and keeping silent – allowing the atrocities to keep on happening.

January 2012 demos

Posted on Monday January 30, 2012 10:30 pm

Oxford University continues to use animals in barbaric experiments, therefore SPEAK supporters continue to campaign against this ethically disgraceful and scientifically fraudulent state of affairs.

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