National Antivisection Society
The National Anti-Vivisection Society, founded in 1875, is the world’s first body to challenge the use of animals in research and continues to lead the campaign today. NAVS has spearheaded the adoption of advanced, non-animal methods; exposed laboratory animal suffering and breaches of regulations with our undercover investigations; funded non-animal scientific and medical research; educated public and media about the flaws of animal research and provided legislators detailed briefings to support the replacement of animals in research with advanced methods.
Most lab suffering = GM
New Home Office figures reveal that MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS of the 3.5 million procedures conducted on animals in Britain labs concern genetic modification.
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World Day for Laboratory Animals
World Day for Laboratory Animals & Lab Animal Week are held in April each year to commemorate the suffering of animals in laboratories.
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What does Brexit mean for animals?
The NAVS is working to ensure protections for the animals in research are not lost in the Brexit negotiations.
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Good Charities Guide
Support medical progress without making animals suffer.
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Stop the secrecy
Please help the NAVS campaign for greater transparency in the lab by supporting our call for the repeal of Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012.
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Our mission
Millions of animals suffer and die in cruel, unscientific, and futile experiments – yet there are sophisticated non-animal methods available. Our objectives are to awaken the conscience of humanity in all parts of the world to the iniquity of procedures causing suffering or distress to living creatures and the breeding and supply of animals for such purposes; to persuade regulators and legislators to adopt non-animal methods and end the use of animals in research. We may support partial measures of reform on animal use, which would provide steps towards the replacement of the use of animals in research.
