The 30 Million Friends Foundation denounces a decree extending the origin of laboratory animals.
"The door open to the worst." This sentence was written by the 30 Million Friends Foundation in a press release following a decree made on March 17 last allowing people who wish to sell their animals to laboratories for scientific purposes.
A shocking announcement even though 86% of French people want a total ban on animal testing.
"While the French lived their very first day of confinement, on March 17, 2020, the government took advantage of the context of the health crisis to pass – in all discretion – a decree 'amending certain provisions relating to the protection of animals used for scientific purposes ''", denounces 30 million friends.
Normally, if this term can be used, animals used for experimental and scientific purposes could only come from specialized establishments and must have been bred for this purpose. These bases were defined in a European directive adopted in 1986,
"Since the regulations of September 1986, animals intended for vivisection must come only from approved and known suppliers", explains Christiane Laupie, general secretary and founder of the Pro Anima Scientific Committee, partner of the 30 Million Friends Foundation. "Hunting dog farms, individuals, anyone can sell their animal to a laboratory. "
According to Christiane Laupie and the organization, this total regression, "also turns out to be contrary to Directive 2010/63 / EU of the European Union governing the provenance of animals promised for testing".
Reha Hutin, president of the 30 Million Friends Foundation, explains, still in the press release, that "lhe government forces us to go back more than 30 years.".
"It also risks encouraging huge traffic in dogs stolen from their owners for resale in laboratories, as was the case in the past," she added.
Towards the end of animal testing
The Foundation recalls that it has been supporting the development of the "Valitox" test for several years, carried out on human cells in culture in order to detect the possible acute toxicity of a substance without using animals.
The method is being validated by the European Center for Validation of Alternative Methods.
To go further on the subject: Adoptions, hope of a second life for the 2 million laboratory animals