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No longer hunted (for the time being), but still disturbed: no tranquility for capercaillies

No longer hunted (for the time being), but still disturbed: no tranquility for capercaillies
03.01.2025
Plateau de Beille No longer hunted (for the time being), but still disturbed: no tranquility for capercaillies
Wildlife

In the middle of the winter break, a race on the Plateau de Beille will put an end to the much-needed peace of the capercaillies, forcing them to draw on their energy resources during what is supposed to be a “quiet” period for them. Once again, as the populations of these emblematic birds decline drastically, humans continue to disturb them.

No respite for capercaillies when it comes to winter sports

No sooner has hunting finally been suspended (and then only for 5 years, after so much struggle!) than the capercaillies continue to be harassed.

What better illustration than the organization of a night trail run on their last wintering grounds in the area?

Will these birds never have peace? When they and other galliformes aren’t being hunted down by gun-toting individuals, sportsmen “thirsty” for “extreme” adventures come and violently dislodge them at a sensitive time for their natural cycles.

A declining population prey to human disturbance

These discreet cocks of the woods are experiencing a sharp decline in their populations and are classified as “vulnerable” by the IUCN. It is vital to protect them from human disturbance, particularly in winter. At this time of year, they spend more than 80% of their time in the trees, saving energy by limiting their movements.

And yet, a race is organized at their resting places in Piparlan and Artaran. The passage of numerous participants will undoubtedly scare them away and disturb their peace, causing a potentially fatal expenditure of energy.

Given that mountain activities are one of the causes of the decline in their numbers, the trail run organizers should at the very least have sought prefectoral authorization, since such an event will cause disturbance with serious consequences to these birds of the Ariège mountains.

Shouldn’t we be thinking of the creatures who inhabit our summits before we shamelessly, selfishly and irresponsibly appropriate them?

Call on the organizers and elected representatives who support this event like this:

“Aren’t you ashamed to tolerate and organize such a devastating event for capercaillies in the middle of their winter rest period?”

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NAMs, or when the same acronym hides two opposite realities for “laboratory” animals…

NAMs, or when the same acronym hides two opposite realities for “laboratory” animals…
31.12.2024
NAMs, or when the same acronym hides two opposite realities for “laboratory” animals…
Animal testing

The term “NAMs” can quickly become confusing. This english acronym, which originally stood for “Non-Animal Methods”, has been hijacked by the animal testing lobbies. It now refers to realities that are far removed from each other, because “New Approach Methodologies” have terrible implications for our companions… Laboratory lobbies exploit this ambiguity to their advantage, to conceal practices that still involve tests leading to the death of many individuals. One Voice denounces these manipulations and offers concrete tools for informed purchasing.

“Non-Animal Methods”: no animal exploitation

Technological innovations and rationalization of existing data, known as “Non-Animal Methods” (NAMs), totally exclude the use of animal species and are based on real alternatives. These include organoids derived from human cells, computer models coupled with artificial intelligence, and cell cultures.

This term was first used by us, the animal protection associations of the two coalitions of which One Voice is a member, ECEAE and Cruelty Free Europe (as well as PeTA, HSI and Eurogroup for Animals), in our advocacy to the European authorities, notably during the procedures concerning the ICE Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics, and the Nature Restoration Plan which led to reflection on the REACH and CPL directives.

The “New Approach Methodologies” (NAMs), described as alternatives to animal experimentation, continue to involve… animals.

Under cover of this fashionable acronym, the tissues and organs of animals are still used… So, although tests are no longer carried out on living individuals, they continue to die for the purposes of experimentation…

Words are important, an informed activist is worth two

Let’s be vigilant and always be clear about what lies behind this now misleading acronym. The “bioresources” lobbies exploit the power of words to mask cruel practices, a form of greenwashing that hides the reality of the laboratories. Confusing these two denominations can slow down the transition to a suffering-free science and serve the interests of groups of influence.

In our fight to change mentalities and practices, it’s crucial to choose our vocabulary carefully and not to adopt the concepts of the oppressors, whatever the subject we’re dealing with. In this case, it’s essential to alert public opinion to the meaning of the english term “NAMs”.

Cruelty-free festive season: a gift for animals

During this festive season, let’s think about our consumer choices. Treating ourselves and our loved ones can be done without compromising animal welfare. How can we do this? By choosing products bearing the Cruelty-Free logos developed by our partner and other associations. The brands concerned set an example with their finished products and ingredients. No stage in their manufacture is tested on animals. This holiday season, let’s be enlightened consumers and refuse to support a system that continues to use animal testing whenever possible!

12 months of relentless struggle, retrospective in pictures

12 months of relentless struggle, retrospective in pictures
27.12.2024
12 months of relentless struggle, retrospective in pictures
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In 2024, you were at our side in every one of our battles, turning hopes into realities for thousands of animals.

Among the victories that have filled us with pride:

Defending wildlife: from galliformes in the Alps to wood pigeons in the Aude region, we have succeeded in overturning decisions that threatened already fragile species.
Dogs rescued from mistreatment: In the Haute-Vienne region, nearly 70 “hunting” dogs were rescued from unworthy conditions. Of these, 35 received emergency treatment to recover.
Animal experimentation exposed: By revealing cruel practices and obtaining essential documents, we continue to expose the atrocities perpetrated in laboratories on numerous animals.
Captivity denounced: From Marineland orcas to circuses, we have succeeded in bringing to light their atrocious living conditions, as well as in obtaining seizures, convictions and bans on working with animals for those responsible for this suffering.

These victories, while precious, do not mark the end of our battles.

Animal experimentation continues to wreak havoc, political decisions threaten wolves, and thousands of wild animals are tracked for hunting. We refuse to look the other way. Your support is vital if we are to continue these actions.

Thank you for your unwavering commitment. Together, we will continue to build a world where respect and compassion prevail over cruelty.

One Voice goes to court for badgers targeted by digging operations in the Rhône and Vendée regions

One Voice goes to court for badgers targeted by digging operations in the Rhône and Vendée regions
24.12.2024
One Voice goes to court for badgers targeted by digging operations in the Rhône and Vendée regions
Wildlife

With 2024 still to come to an end, the prefects of the Rhône and Vendée regions are rushing to set complementary underground hunting periods in their regions for 2025. These decrees are designed to please hunters at the expense of badgers and their young, whom the State refuses to leave in peace. Even if it means going against the courts. To defend them, we are calling for the suspension and, with our partners, the annulment of these texts.

Bias and opacity

In the Rhône region, badgers are hunted down and extracted from their burrows to be violently killed. This ordeal will continue until January 15, 2025. But that wasn’t enough for the prefect! To ensure that hunters are not deprived of their cruel games for too long, he has ordered a complementary period of underground hunting from May 15 to August 15, 2025. An order based solely on the opinions… of the Departmental Federation of Hunters and the Departmental Hunting and Wildlife Commission. As for the report resulting from the public consultation, which is often taken by storm by trigger-happy hunters, it doesn’t even appear on the prefecture’s website. So much for transparency! We have immediately made a request to demand the suspension of this decision, and will be taking joint action with LPO AURA, FNE Rhône and FNE AURA to obtain its annulment.

Summer-long massacres?

The Prefect of the Vendée region is planning to allow badgers on his territory to be dug up from May 15 to September 14, 2025, giving them even less respite. We are ready to challenge this outrageous decree to have it suspended and then, in partnership with AVES, annulled. Even if it is published at the last minute, as the prefectures are doing to prevent us from rescuing the animals they are sacrificing to the hunters.

Justice is on the animals’ side

The persecution by the authorities who are supposed to protect them and of the hunters won’t change a thing: the complementary underground hunting period is living its last days. In 2023, we had already saved no fewer than 4,000 badgers, and repeated this feat in 2024. The Council of State itself has reiterated the absolute prohibition on killing young badgers, who remain dependent until they reach sexual maturity, and not until they are weaned, as the diggers wanted to persuade us so they could prey on their parents for longer and longer. Across France, the courts have ruled in our favor, and more and more texts are being declared illegal. We’re not stopping there!

To save badgers from the danger that threatens them in the Vendée region, take part in the public consultation open until December 27. And sign our petition to abolish underground hunting!

1,867,481 animals in French laboratories in less than 2 months

1,867,481 animals in French laboratories in less than 2 months
20.12.2024
1,867,481 animals in French laboratories in less than 2 months
Animal testing

Every day, in French laboratories, thousands of animals undergo experiments approved by the State. Between September 17 and November 15, 2024, 1,867,481 of them will be used in new projects: 1,690,867 mice, 816 monkeys, 3,048 pigs, 2,895 dogs, 68,440 fish… Eventually, all will be slaughtered or re-used.

Between September 17 and November 15, 2024, the French Ministry of Research once again gave the go-ahead for nearly two million animals to be experimented on. They will soon undergo painful and invasive tests, even though the law requires a reduction in animal experimentation and the use of alternative methods.

Painful surgeries, repeated injections and endless tests will be performed on them. Here are just a few examples…

Invasive surgeries and extreme experimentation for primates

Hundreds of marmosets will undergo craniotomies, i.e. surgeries in which the skull is opened to fix screws and install a medical device. This device, often not specified in the procedures, will be used to record or stimulate their brain activity. No need to draw a picture to understand the intense suffering of the monkeys condemned to undergo these procedures. Afterwards, they will be subjected to intensive behavioral tests, several hours a day, for dozens of weeks, prolonging the stress and pain.

Other studies involve numerous injections and administrations of products to be tested on macaques. Or, in another project, they will be inoculated with pneumonic plague. Procedures with terrible consequences: vomiting, epileptic seizures, cognitive disorders, severe pain or loss of appetite.

Pigs subjected to invasive protocols

Thousands of pigs will be used for invasive tests or surgical training, practices revealed in our recent investigation. They will then endure organ removal, prolonged hemorrhagic shock or cardiac arrest before being killed or reintegrated into the breeding cycle, where they will end up as sausages.

Dogs in the firing line of chemical and medical tests

Hundreds of dogs will be programmed to undergo multiple injections to test therapies, toxicological products, or intentionally induce vomiting and nausea in order to evaluate drugs. Afterwards, they will be “euthanized” for tissue analysis or reused in other protocols.

Rodents at the heart of cruel medical research

Hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice and rats account for around 96% of the animals included in the protocols validated during this period and intended for use over the coming months.

These protocols include kidney transplants and injections of cancerous cells to observe the progression of certain pathologies. In another procedure, several hundred rodents will have their legs immobilized daily for hours at a time, or will be subjected to extreme behavioral tests such as fear conditioning with electroshocks or forced swimming, a method we have been denouncing for years.

Other projects aim to force-feed them with pollutants in order to study their toxic effects, or to transmit to them serious diseases such as tuberculosis, forcing them to suffer endless symptoms. Other experiments involve inducing neurological damage, such as sciatic nerve damage, or testing toxic substances injected directly into the brain. The result: intense stress, unbearable pain, inflammation and weeks of isolation before premature death, sometimes by cervical dislocation.

Sham transparency, or the wood for the trees

Official reports from the French Ministry of Research conceals considerably the real situation. By counting only the first uses, they do not mention the many experiments repeated on the same animals. This institutional opacity is slowing down the transition to more ethical, modern and reliable research, which is what three quarters of French people want, according to our 2023 survey.

Why aren’t alternative methods the norm?

The 3Rs principle – replace (with other methods), reduce (the number of uses), refine (less pain inflicted) – which features in the European Directive, aims above all to reduce the number of individuals experimented on in laboratories! Professionals need to be trained in alternatives, and investment in animal-free experiments massively increased. In fact, we succeeded in getting an important amendment passed in the Finance Act, introducing a contribution of €1 per animal used to fund this research. Although the law was not passed, it was already a real step forward…

We will continue to denounce these cruel practices and demand concrete measures to protect living beings, until their use in laboratories is abolished. To put an end to their ordeal, join us in demanding an end to animal experimentation!

For the wolf cubs of Europe, request filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union!

For the wolf cubs of Europe, request filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union!
17.12.2024
Europe For the wolf cubs of Europe, request filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union!
Wildlife

Together with our partners Green Impact (Italy), Earth (Italy), LNDC Animal Protection (Italy) and Great Lakes and Wetlands (Hungary), we are filing a request with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It opposes the EU Council’s decision of September 26, 2024 setting the EU’s proposal to lower the protection status of wolves at the Bern Convention Standing Committee meeting of December 2-6, against which we protested.

Short-circuiting procedures: a scandal we won’t turn a blind eye to

In its haste to reduce protection for wolves and quench its thirst to kill again and again against popular opinion, the European Commission went directly to the Bern Convention to have the EU’s downgrading proposal adopted, flouting the standard 60-day deadline. This haste prevented any requests for annulment of the decision, which was already inevitably adopted since the EU holds the majority of votes within the Convention.

Wolves have been in serious peril since the European Union’s irresponsible and hasty decision. Which animals will the EU go after next if we don’t stop this submission to the lobbies, which is damaging biodiversity as a whole? For their sake, together with our partners, we are going to the European Court of Justice. Muriel Arnal President of One Voice

Yet, over 700 scientists and academics, as well as an IUCN specialist group, have recommended to the Bern Convention that it should not authorize this vote on the European Union’s proposal on wolves, or that it should vote against it on the grounds that the proposal is not sufficiently backed up by scientific evidence.

The EU’s request was based on a single report, devoid of scientific proofreading and validation, facilitating the political translation of the lobbies’ claims.

A request to denounce these aberrations

If accepted, our request, led by the Luca d’Agostino law firm and funded by the Gallifrey Foundation, could lead to the annulment of decisions based on the EU’s September 26, 2024 proposal to downgrade wolves. It was filed just after the revelation of the dysfunctions highlighted, such as: lack of scientific support, lack of scientific scrutiny, lack of democratic process in ignoring NGO and citizen demands, predominance of the will of the EU, of the processes of the EU and of the Bern Convention regarding wolves…

The fate of wolves in the hands of 17 countries

17 member States of the Convention have until March 3rd to rectify the situation by requesting the cancellation of the December 3rd vote. Until then, sign our petition to show your support for the wolf people.

Nota :

The legal work involved in filing this crucial request with the European Court of Justice was made possible thanks to the kind support of the Gallifrey Foundation, which donated funding for legal costs to Green Impact, and the work of the Luca d’Agostino law firm team.
The European Commission’s proposal to weaken legal protection for wolves was mainly driven by Ursula Von der Leyen and the European People’s Party (EPP), and supported by the right-wing and far-right groups in the previously elected European Parliament.
During negotiation of the Commission’s proposal to downgrade wolf protection in the EU Council, Spain and Ireland voted against, while Belgium, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus abstained.
Other EU countries such as Germany and Poland hesitated until the eve of the vote. The Belgian EU Presidency postponed the vote twice, raising doubts about the lack of scientific basis for the Commission’s proposal.
The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature, covering most of the natural heritage of the European continent and extending to certain African States. It is the only regional convention of its kind. It aims to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, and to promote European cooperation in this field. https://www.coe.int/en/web/bern-convention
On the initiative of a small group of experts supported by Green Impact, over 700 signatures from scientists and academics have been collected on two scientific statements on the conservation of wolves and their role in ecosystems. Both scientific statements recommend against supporting the downgrading of wolves and are available here and here.
The Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe – IUCN Specialist Group – has issued a scientific statement and press release stressing that “the current proposal to downgrade the species, however, seems premature and wrong, for the reasons outlined above, and that LCIE does not recommend its adoption”. See details.
“Conservation is the result of decision-making that must be based on credible scientific evidence. In the case of European wolves, the available data do not justify changing their protection status under the Bern Convention”, said Luigi Boitani, Head of LCIE / IUCN. https://iucn.org/news/202412/concerns-over-eus-wolf-downlisting-proposal

Downgrading, low numbers and a new “quota” to kill… When breeders and hunters want wolves dead

Downgrading, low numbers and a new “quota” to kill… When breeders and hunters want wolves dead
13.12.2024
France
Downgrading, low numbers and a new “quota” to kill… When breeders and hunters want wolves dead
Wildlife

While the international protection status of wolves has been abruptly downgraded, the number of “permits” to kill them has just been released for the year 2025. Intensive farmers are crying foul because the maximum number of wolves to be killed is lower than last year. What cynicism when we know how vulnerable and threatened these animals are on all sides.

Their population is dwindling? Let’s kill even more!

Their fate was seriously jeopardized on Tuesday December 3, when the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted to downgrade their species, which was “strictly protected” until then. Political institutions have given in to the tearful calls of agricultural lobbies and hunters who have no intention of sharing nature with wild animals.

As if that weren’t enough, the same people are still complaining about the December 12 announcement of the quota of wolves authorized to be killed in 2025: 192 of them can be shot with the approval of the authorities. A few days earlier, some were still calling for more. In other words, these wolves, like the hundreds that preceded them, are already doomed. Although the limit set is slightly lower than that for 2024 (209 individuals), the aim is still to allow wolves to be systematically massacred, at a time when packs are already extremely fragile and their numbers (1013) are clearly declining (1104 counted last September)… A (re)count that was, and still is, the subject of debate…

Lobbies dance on the bodies of wolves

By firmly opting to downgrade wolf protection, the member States of the European Council, led by France, have sworn their doom, preferring to kneel before the agricultural and hunting lobbies. This situation, which we have always denounced, can no longer continue! Not only do lethal shootings not limit the number of attacks, but they only aggravate the problems by dispersing packs and leaving many orphans by the wayside.

Yet, solutions for harmonious cohabitation do exist: all that’s needed is for breeders to agree to properly protect the animals they raise. 84% of French people deplore the fact that attacks occur on unprotected flocks. But those who fatten animals prefer to blame the wolves rather than take responsibility, which One Voice frequently takes to court.

We are already exploring all possibilities with our international partners to counter this appalling decision, which is also devoid of any scientific basis.

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Mandral case: breeder-hunter finally sentenced

Mandral case: breeder-hunter finally sentenced
13.12.2024
Mandral case: breeder-hunter finally sentenced
Hunting

After years of investigations, reports, legal actions and seizures, the trial of breeder-hunter Richard Mandral was held at the Limoges legal tribunal on November 29. We were there to speak out on behalf of all the dogs he had exploited for hunting, keeping them in unworthy conditions, and were partly heard. On December 13, he was sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment under electronic surveillance and a fine, with no possibility of the dogs who were seized being returned to him.

It was in 2019 that we discovered the ill-treatment inflicted by Richard Mandral on the too many “hunting” dogs he kept locked up. Not giving them any attention, he let them wade in the mud and feed on the remains of other dogs who had not survived these unspeakable conditions. We immediately took action on their behalf, moving heaven and earth to bring them to safety. Repeated investigations, appeals to the authorities, complaints and emergency procedure… Our determination and the evidence we constantly provided were constantly thwarted by the immobilism of the Dordogne prefecture, when it wasn’t knowingly putting obstacles in our way, unconcerned about those who were, in its eyes, nothing more than “hunting” dogs. No matter, our tenacity paid off in the end: in 2020, we rescued 16 dogs from this hell, then some 70 more in 2024, even though their torturer had moved his activities to the Haute-Vienne region in an attempt to escape the proceedings initiated against him.

Richard Mandral will have to be accountable for his actions

On November 29, we were at the legal tribunal in Limoges to see justice done, at last, for the dozens of dogs who had fallen into the clutches of this individual. In front of the judges, he constantly tried to minimize his responsibility, daring to claim that he loved his animals. He would have us believe that he had nothing to do with the deaths, illnesses and suffering that were omnipresent on his sites. According to him, the only culprit was… the local SPA, guilty of not having been able to take in all his animals. While he himself let them reproduce ad infinitum without batting an eyelid… Who are we kidding?

Neither the president nor the prosecutor were fooled. Our images leave no room for doubt: Richard Mandral is an abuser. On Friday December 13, he was found guilty and sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment under electronic surveillance, a fine, compensation for the plaintiffs and final confiscation of the dogs seized. A victory that remains incomplete, as the court chose to reclassify the acts of mistreatment as a contravention, failing to pronounce the ban on keeping animals that we had been asking for. The breeder will therefore be able to keep the animals he still has, with all the risks this entails. We are ready to resume proceedings should he have the bad idea of starting up again. A strong message addressed to all hunters who consider their dogs as mere tools to be put away after use.

Sign our petition to put an end to the impunity of the torturers of so-called “hunting” dogs, and to ensure that these dogs receive the proper treatment they deserve. Just like the 70 or so dogs we rescued in March, who are now discovering the sweetness of life in loving homes where they are sheltered, warm and fed to their fill. At last.

A bill to abolish groundhog hunting

A bill to abolish groundhog hunting
11.12.2024
France
A bill to abolish groundhog hunting
Wildlife

At the end of November 2024, members of parliament proposed an unprecedented bill to stop the slaughter of marmots in France! On the initiative of AJAS and with the momentum of a group of 15 associations, we have taken joint action to put a stop to this slaughter. The clock is ticking for these animals, which are unfortunately already victims of climate change and the invasion of the mountains by tourists.

In France, a thousand marmots are killed every year for the pleasure of hunters. There is an urgent need to protect them, especially as climate change and intensive tourism are steadily reducing their numbers. Many scientists even fear that they could disappear from our mountains!

An unprecedented bill

That’s why, at the end of November 2024, the MP from the Savoie region Jean-François Coulomne and over 80 other parliamentarians from the “La France Insoumise” and The Ecologists groups proposed a bill to abolish marmot hunting. This is an extremely powerful political gesture, as it is the first time that the cause of these animals has been defended in the National Assembly.

As the associations point out in a collective video, we need to follow the lead of Italy, which has already banned it since 1992. As usual, France is lagging behind when it comes to animal welfare!

A fight supported by associations and civil society

This initiative reinforces the many calls from civil society in support of the marmots. We sent a collective letter to the former Prime Minister and the former Minister for Ecological Transition, urging them to take action in this direction, through a coalition of associations, after an initial opinion column in September 2022, urging them to remove marmots from the list of huntable animals.

Together with AJAS, Animal Cross, AVES and FNE Savoie, we are also leading the fight for them in the courts, faced with the hunters’ wobbly arguments. More than 100,000 people have finally signed the petition to abolish their hunting.

Please add your voice to ours, so that marmots’ protection can be reinforced so that they can finally live in peace! It’s out of the question that gun owners continue to persecute these wonderful animals.

Constant illegalities and lack of sanctions at Institut Pasteur

Constant illegalities and lack of sanctions at Institut Pasteur
05.12.2024
Paris
Constant illegalities and lack of sanctions at Institut Pasteur
Animal testing

It took a two-year battle to obtain the inspection reports for six Parisian establishments. Although none of them are exemplary, those concerning the Institut Pasteur leave us speechless… Between confinement in overcrowded cages and brutal killings, One Voice reveals the daily life of animals destined to be experimented on.

Illustration of a mouse in a laboratory 2007

Profitability at all costs

In the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur, animal welfare is sacrificed on the altar of productivity. Five quails are crammed into a cage measuring just 50 cm², and up to 25 are squeezed into a 1.5 m² space, even though standards prohibit putting more than five quails there. These birds, reduced to numbers, survive in unbearably overcrowded spaces, exposed to aggressive males, without any stimulation or comfort. The standards supposed to protect these animals ? Forgotten.

In order to pull the wool over one’s eyes, a veterinary surgeon is appointed to be “in charge of animal welfare”. However, rather than seriously train their employees in the principles of the 3Rs (Reduce, Replace, Refine the use of animals), these establishments prefer to falsify appearances. They record unrelated training courses as if they contributed to animal welfare, turning a legal obligation into a mere exercise in deceptive bureaucracy.

Macabre killings

At the time of the inspector’s visit, a researcher was “euthanizing” mice by breaking their necks against the grid of their cages. So we can legitimately wonder what happens outside inspection days…

Mice are the first victims of animal testing. When they are not immediately killed as part of the protocols, they are subjected to cruel experiments. In Paris laboratories, some are kept alone in cages devoid of any form of enrichment. However, internationally renowned scientists such as those at the Institut Pasteur should know that mice are social animals, made to live in groups. And when experiments come to a halt, researchers desert them : every weekend, every holiday, the animals are left unattended, left to their own devices.

Write to Institut Pasteur !

Despite repeated disastrous inspection reports and a temporary suspension of Institut Pasteur’s accreditation, the center continues to carry out controversial experiments on the animals under its responsibility every day.

If, like three quarters of French people, you are in favor of replacing animal experimentation (One Voice/Ipsos April 2023) with alternative methods, write to Institut Pasteur !

This French flagship has a duty to be at the forefront of the moral and scientific developments so eagerly awaited by society.