Why we work to end animal experimentation

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Mother's Day: Shedding Light on Animal Experimentation in NZ

Today, we are exposing an animal experiment on genetically altered mother mice and their babies that took place recently in New Zealand.

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Exposed: Sheep Subjected to ‘Poor Things’ Medical Experiment”

Sheep were impregnated, and their foetuses were removed and implanted into another ewe during a medical experiment in New Zealand!

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Exposed: Pigs Betrayed in Cruel NZ Experiment

Pigs were used in cruel research aimed at trying to find the “best” and most cost-effective ways of killing unwanted wild animals.

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Exposed: Guinea Pigs Injected With Meth

Team NZAVS has been conducting an investigation into how guinea pigs are used for science in Aotearoa, and today, we are officially exposing our findings to the nation!

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Exposed: Guinea Pigs Used in Thermal Stress Test

Our extensive research uncovered an experiment conducted in Aotearoa, New Zealand, involving guinea pigs that is so unsettling it’s hard to believe it happened.

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Exposed: Lasers Used on Cats in NZ Experiment

Cats from a breeding unit were used in a research study using lasers to test pain relief.

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Exposed: Cats Fed Poison in Cruel Experiments

Cats were fed different types of toxic bait and within 20-60min they began to vomit, had trouble walking and getting up, and/ or they became unconscious.

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Exposed: Kiwi Scientists Suffocate Baby Pigs in Cruel Experiments

During an investigation, we found proof of Kiwi scientists suffocating baby pigs in experiments funded by the American Pork Board.

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Learn More About the Forced Swim Test

Find out more about the Forced-Swim-Test, why it is cruel and why it is an invalid method to screen antidepressants.

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What Can Be Used Instead

There are animal-free and human-relevant methods that should be used instead of the Forced-Swim-Test.

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The Forced Swim Test in NZ

Learn more about the New Zealand Institutes that have used the Forced-Swim-Test in the past.

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Global Progress

Internationally, pharmaceutical giants and universities are ending the use of the notorious Forced-Swim-Test.

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A Set Direction

We're asking the New Zealand Government to commit to phasing out the use of animals for science as technology permits and animal-free methods become available.

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