September 8, 2010 was approved the new European Directive on animal testing.
This first "improve" the former on some points:
- is encouraged to develop alternative methods;
- each year are planned inspections of facilities where trials take place;
- use of "humane" by removing the animals used in tests with the method as painless as possible,
- reintegration of animals still in good condition in special centers. On the other hand
it adds a lot of controversial points such as:
- ability to use stray animals;
- ability to use endangered species getting them in kind;
- possibility of use of great apes;
- possibility of some experiments that require no anesthesia;
- can be reused several times the same animal for more tests.
This has naturally led to intense debate, both within the scientific community itself, both between scientists, public and animal rights.
This law, which many expected as a turning point, is therefore "better" or "worse" than the previous one in order to protect the species used for experiments?
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