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Sciencelink animal lab has been abandoned

Anti-Vivisection | 21.04.2008 15:24 | SHAC | Animal Liberation | Health | World

"This battle has been won by the Animal Rights Activists" - Lei Heldens, Councillor of Venray, Netherlands

Cancelled by CAV (Coalition Anti-Vivisection)
Cancelled by CAV (Coalition Anti-Vivisection)



The Coalition Anti-Vivisection is proud to announce that the massive Sciencelink animal testing laboratory project in Holland has been stopped for good thanks to a vociferous campaign!

Sciencelink was due to cost €60 Million, ($90 Million/£50 Million), and was to have a purpose built breeding facility on the site to supply the animals, owned by Harlan (international animal breeders). A company who supply to HLS, other labs and univsersities in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

To put Sciencelink into perspective the new primate lab at Oxford University cost around £20 Million, (€26 Million/$40 Million), to build.

Not only has the project been abandoned but a senior director of Harlan resigned as a result. This is not only a great victory for the animals, it also represents a bitter blow to the animal testing industry as a whole!

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 https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389020.html

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 https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/388669.html

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Anti-Vivisection groups who campaigned against the lab:

 http://www.stopdierproeven.org (Belgium & Netherlands)

 http://www.contrevivisection.org (France)

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Not a victory - work still needed

21.04.2008 16:20

Before anybody sits back with the righteous glow of self satisfaction we all need to understand the developments here. Yes the lab will not open in the Netherlands, it will however now open in India where the regulations concerning animal welfare are non existent. This was always a risk and that risk has materialised. This campaign needs to continue as the treatment the animals will receive in India is far worse that that they would have received in Europe.

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Not true statements here

21.04.2008 16:40

But this lab is still opening, its just not opening in Holland. I heard it was going to be in India or Pakistan. I can't see how this is any sort of victory ?

Grob

Good News

22.04.2008 11:23

This would have been serious competition for both HLS and the Oxford lab.

Well done the dutch ALF.

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Yes the lab will open in India

22.04.2008 11:45

Yes we know the lab will now open in India, so what ? We stopped it opening in Holland now we turn to India and stop it opening there.

clear now ?

ALF

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30.08.2012 17:36

It is a good thing that we keep on fighting against these cruel experiments!
Thank you for the article and give us some more news!

Regards

George
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