ARA Forum : Animal Experimentation Under Scrutiny

Posted by danmeow | July 2nd, 2009

Presented by Animal Rights Advocates, Inc. and Andrew Knight
1-3pm, Sunday 5 July
Citiplace Community Centre, Perth Train Station (Upstairs)

Until recently, critical evaluations of the accuracy of claims that animal experimentation is essential for the advancement of biomedical knowledge have been rare. Several large-scale systematic reviews of the value of the animal experiments have now been published in scientific and medical journals and the outcomes have been consistent: animal experiments have contributed far less than advocates would have us believe.

The purpose of this forum is to discuss those reviews, and outline the alternatives to invasive animal experiments in biomedical research, toxicity testing and education.

ARA is a volunteer-run not for profit animal rights organisation that campaigns for the abolition of animal exploitation.

Andrew Knight trained to become a vet at Perth’s Murdoch University, holds a post-graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare Science and is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. He’s the President of Animals Count: a UK political party for people and animals; the Director of Animal Consultants International, which provides multidisciplinary expertise for animal issues; and the Founder of the Extreme Vegan Sporting Association.