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Animal Research Failing – So Do More Animal Research?
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 12:24 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Victoria University of Wellington is about to host a lecture on why the success rates of pharmaceutical development is so low and what can be done about it. The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) welcomes discussion on this important ... More >>
Brian May Supports NZ Ban on Cosmetics Animal Testing
Friday, 5 September 2014, 2:06 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
QUEEN Legend Brian May Supports New Zealand Ban on Cosmetics Animal Testing AUCKLAND (5 September 2014) — Rock guitar legend and founder of the Save Me Trust, Brian May, took time out from his Queen tour in Auckland, to urge New Zealand to help end ... More >>
Actor Sam Bunkall Supports Cruelty-Free Campaign
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 9:18 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
WELLINGTON (12 Aug 2014) — Sam Bunkall from TVNZ’s Shortland Street wants New Zealand to play its part in ending the global suffering of animals used to test cosmetics, by introducing a complete test and sales ban. The actor and animal advocate is supporting ... More >>
New Hope for Lab Animals
Saturday, 9 August 2014, 11:32 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
A campaign to require the re-homing of animals used in laboratories has been launched this week. The “Out Of The Labs” campaign is a joint effort from HUHA (Helping You Help Animals) and NZAVS (New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society). Currently the ... More >>
Action Needed Now to End Animal Testing of Cosmetics
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 4:08 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Effective Action Needed Now to End Animal Testing of Cosmetics The National Party members of the Primary Production Committee today rejected a ban on animal testing of cosmetics being carried out in New Zealand. A need for more time to consider it ... More >>
NZ Live Export Sheep in UK Vivisection Outrage
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 9:26 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Undercover footage of animal experiments using sheep exported from New Zealand has caused outrage in the UK. Undercover footage obtained by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) exposed the reality of life in a vivisection laboratory ... More >>
Government Rules Out Animal Testing of Legal Highs
Monday, 5 May 2014, 9:43 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Government Rules Out Animal Testing of Legal Highs John Key said this morning on TVNZ’s Breakfast that all animal testing of legal highs will be ruled out. This news has come in the lead up to a vote in parliament this week that will change the ... More >>
John Key, Legal Highs, Rats, Rabbits and Thalidomide
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 4:24 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Prime Minister John Key brought up Thalidomide as an example of why animal testing on multiple species may be required for recreational drugs. Key said on Firstline this morning “In the early days when they had thalidomide, the issue there was ... More >>
It’s Time to Ban Animal Testing of Legal Highs for Good
Monday, 28 April 2014, 4:55 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Peter Dunne has announced that all ‘legal highs’ that have temporary approvals are to be banned in New Zealand when new legislation passes in early May. Organisations that are campaigning to not allow any animal testing of recreational drugs are urging ... More >>
Legal highs animal testing decision delayed
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 4:53 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
A decision on if the government will stop animal testing of legal highs has been delayed until the end of March. The Primary Production select committee is currently considering an amendment to the Animal Welfare Bill that would stop all animal testing ... More >>
Legal Highs Animal Testing Decision Delayed
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 4:51 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
A decision on if the government will stop animal testing of legal highs has been delayed until the end of March. The Primary Production select committee is currently considering an amendment to the Animal Welfare Bill that would stop all animal testing ... More >>
Italy Bans All Animal Testing of Recreational Drugs
Monday, 5 August 2013, 3:21 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The Italian Lower house of Parliament last week approved, with a large majority, sweeping new restrictions on the use of animals in research, testing and teaching. While still to be passed by the Upper house Italy is showing they are leading the ... More >>
National Party Condemns Animals to Die For Legal Highs
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 5:31 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Parliament voted on Tuesday evening on an amendment to the Psychoactive Substances Bill that would stop the use of animal testing. If it had passed no data from animal tests could be used to seek approvals to sell recreational drugs. The amendment put ... More >>
Parliament’s Last Chance to Stop Animal Tests of Legal Highs
Friday, 21 June 2013, 5:26 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Parliament is about to vote on an amendment to the Psychoactive Substances Bill that would stop animal testing of legal highs. Put forward by Green Party MP Mojo Mathers in Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 248 it would prevent the data from animal testing ... More >>
Government Ensures Animals Will Die to Test Legal Highs
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:39 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The select committee report on the Psychoactive Substances Bill released today confirms that animals will be used for the safety testing. After ruling that animal testing was outside the scope of the Psychoactive Substances Bill and refusing to consider ... More >>
Comvita NZ Misleads
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 11:33 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The NZ Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) says that the natural health and beauty company Comvita NZ Ltd has provided misleading information about its role in funding animal experiments in New Zealand. NZAVS has copies of emails from a Comvita representative ... More >>
Call for xenotransplant ban continues
Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 3:51 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The NZ Anti-Vivisection Society Inc. (NZAVS) is continuing to call for the permanent ban of xenotransplantation, following the public release today of a Bioethics Council report. More >>
Vivisection Statistics Miss The Big Picture
Friday, 19 August 2005, 12:13 am | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The NZ Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) says that the official statistics on animal experiments in New Zealand "miss the big picture". More >>
Call For Outright Ban On Xenotransplants
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 1:30 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The NZ Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) is appealing to the Government to reduce the chance of New Zealand becoming a source for epidemics such as SARS. The anti-vivisectionists claim that SARS- like epidemics could become more frequent should xenotransplantation ... More >>
Congress Brings NZ Science Into Disrepute
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 4:47 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
The International Union of Physiological Sciences Congress in Christchurch in late August is a step backwards for New Zealand's scientific reputation according to the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society. More >>
