Cruelty Free Europe
@CrueltyFreeEU
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We are a network of animal protection groups working to bring animal testing to an end across Europe.
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Joined March 2019
The EU detergents legislation affects a range of consumer products, and it’s set to block new requirements to test on animals 🙌. Early indications confirm that our call for a dedicated provision banning animal testing for detergents has been accepted. 🔗
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A positive move for animals in laboratories 💗. The European Union has agreed new regulations to increase transparency, efficiency and coherence in the safety assessments of chemicals. Learn more:
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There’s a lack of clarity in the European Comission's proposals to change Europe’s main chemicals law, REACH. These tests would be on top of the 9.3 million experiments already conducted on animals in the EU and Norway, for REACH and other purposes. 🔗:
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We hosted a roundtable at the European Parliament to highlight how a number of outdated and unnecessary animal tests could be ended immediately, through the RAT (Replace Animal Tests) List. Learn more:
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RT @Euractiv: Animals still suffer and die in the name of beauty. Why? [Promoted content]: Cruelty Free Europe responds to the European Com….
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Tuesday 11 March marked the 12th anniversary of the EU law preventing the sale of all cosmetics tested on animals. Instead of celebrating, we're still fighting for change. You can support our work to ensure that action is taken. Read on #CrueltyFreeEU:
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The Geoffrey Deckers Award awards an additional funding of 3000e to our Bosnian member, EcoVegAnimals (EVA), for its work to implement non-animal methods at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo. Learn more and support a #CrueltyFreeEU:
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Germany continues a modest decline, now seen for the fourth consecutive year in the use of fish, mammals, birds and cephalopods, according to latest figures by BfR. They remain as one of the top three users of animals in science in the EU. Learn more:
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Last month, Cruelty Free Europe members came together in Brussels to share updates on 2024's activities — working to create a #CrueltyFreeEU. Here, CFE Members Adrie van Steijn and Anita Euschen, share an overview of these key meetings. Learn more:
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The use of non-animal methods for chemical safety testing could increase, following the revised version of Europe's Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation, which came into effect on Tuesday 10 December. #CrueltyFreeEU. Learn more:
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The University of Sarajevo's Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Faculty has become the second department to permanently ban the use of animals, after announcing this at a EcoVegAnimals conference on non-animal testing methods in biomedical education. 🔗:
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Our Cruelty Free Europe member organisations convened in Brussels to share updates on a busy 2024 and participated in meetings with MEPs and their staff. Together, we advocated for a consistent approach to phase out animal testing across the EU. 🔗
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Our Head of Public Affairs, @UnderhillDylan, attended Scientific Conference on Non-animal Approaches in Biomedical Education, hosted by Eco Veg Animals. With collaboration and support, together we can create a #CrueltyFreeEurope. Support our work:
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Mr. Várhelyi was appointed to the new portfolio of Health and Animal Welfare on Wednesday, as part of an agreement between, @vonderleyen and key MEPs. It's the first time animal welfare has been included in the title of one of the 27 Commissioners. 🔗:
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RT @GAIABrussels: NL.📢 Vandaag had GAIA, vertegenwoordiger van @CrueltyFreeEU in België, het genoegen de leden van de organisatie te ontvan….
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RT @HSIAfrica: We welcome @CrueltyFreeEU's #TheRATlist, suggesting 10 common animal tests that could be replaced with humane, non-animal me….
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We presented our updated RAT (Replace Animal Tests) List at the European Commission’s meeting on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, highlighting key changes seen in animal use across the RAT list tests between 2020 and 2022. Read on:
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Are you a group working in Europe to #EndAnimalTesting?. Nominations are open for the Geoffrey Deckers Award 2025. The winner will receive 6,000 euros to fund a campaign, training programme, or outreach work that focuses on animal testing. Apply by 30 Nov:
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The work of 2023 Geoffrey Deckers Award winners, Campaigns and Activism for Animals in the Industry @caai_bg, will save 500 animals every year after the University of Forestry in Sofia ended the use of animals in two departments. Read on:
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On this #EuropeanDayforHumaneScience we are calling on @vonderleyen, and her incoming College of Commissioners, to make ending animal testing a priority across the EU. Read more and support a #CrueltyFreeEU:
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