Animal testing part 3: The rules
According to EU regulations, companies and institutions can’t test on animals without getting special permits. They require both a permit for the institution and separate permits for every new research that involves testing on animals. A special committee reviews every request for animal testing and judges the necessity of these experiments. EU regulations also state […]
Animal testing part 2: What animals are used?
Where do animals for testing come from? Most animals that are used for animal testing are specifically bred for this purpose. In the Netherlands, most animals for testing are bred by the research centers themselves (71 percent) while the rest are bred by special breeding farms or taken from the wild. Research on wild animals […]
Animal testing part 1: What are animals used for?
Worldwide about 115 million animals are used for animal testing every year. 12 million of those tests take place in Europe, of which about 4 million in the UK and half a million in the Netherlands. In addition to these animals that are used in animal testing, there are also a lot of animals that […]
Are truffles vegan?
What are truffles? Truffles are a type of fungi that grows on the roots of trees. There are many different types of truffles, such as black and white truffles, Chinese truffles, summer truffles and winter truffles. In the wild, they’re mostly eaten by squirrels and wild boar. Squirrels also play an important role in spreading […]
Why the fur industry is cruel and bad for the environment
Every year, more than 50 million animals are bred and killed for the production of fur in the EU. Worldwide, more than one billion rabbits and 100 million other animals are killed for this purpose every year. About 90 percent of fur is produced on fur farms. While more and more people are against fur […]
Why you shouldn’t eat chicks
In the UK, 875 million chickens are killed every year for meat. This is not too surprising as 49 percent of all the meat eaten in the UK is poultry. After only 6 weeks chicks are send to the slaughterhouse, with around 2.5 million of them being killed in the UK every day. The short […]