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Please Voice Your Support for Non-Animal Tests

Comments Due June 7th!

In addition to co-founding a coalition of animal protection organizations whose sole purpose is to foster the use of alternatives to animal testing, NEAVS has been monitoring what is happening at the government policy level that furthers or hinders our goals to replace animal testing with non-animal alternatives.

The United States agency overseeing the development of non-animal test methods, the Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has approved only one non-animal test method originating in the US. A shameful record when ICCVAM’s European counter, ECVAM, has approved dozens.

Rather than being a vehicle to support development and adoption of animal-free testing, ICCVAM has done little in comparison to what can and should be done.  As a result, animals continue to needlessly die and human health suffers as animal tests continue to lead to less accurate and less sensitive information regarding human health.

Please let ICCVAM know that you support their immediate acceptance of internationally validated non-animal tests and that you want them to adopt the recommendations put forth in December 2006 by the scientific animal protection community.

Please send respectful comments no later than June 7th to: 5yearplan@niehs.nih.gov or submit them via the Web at http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/contact/FR_5YP_comment.htm.

Please remember that your comments will be available on their website; negative comments will work against us.

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