Lab safety
Over 16 European nations and 12 international organisations recently joined hands and agreed to cooperate in an attempt to find ways of improving the welfare of laboratory animals, and primates in particular. Under the terms of a "declaration of intent' signed under the auspices of the Council of Europe, they agreed, for instance, to choose means and routes of transport to avoid delays and to minimise "stress and suffering', to acquire animals only from establishments with high-quality housing, care and welfare facilities, and to supply the public with "accurate information on the use of these animals.' The signatories also agreed to encourage measures to gradually phase out the use of animals caught in the wild, and to limit use to those that are purpose-bred.
Related Content
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding blast in an ordnance factory, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 03/02/2025
- Draft Karnataka Electricity Distribution Code (KEDC), 2024
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated sewage water from a housing society, Ambattur, Chennai, 13/01/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh National Park attributed to Kodo poisoning, 10/01/2025
- Global status report on road safety 2023: country and territory profiles
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding heavy air pollution in Wagholi area of Pune, Maharashtra, 03/12/2024