We have responded to today’s shocking piece in The Sun, which pitches a violinist against a pharmacology professor, to try and convince readers that animal experiments help human patients. Please read our response
Posts Categorized: Properly moderated public scientific debates represented by EFMA
Penicillin and Insulin – both derailed by misleading animal models
Two of the most common false claims from the PR organisation for animal experimentation – ‘Understanding Animal Research’ (UAR) – are that penicillin and insulin would never have been discovered without the use of animal models – specifically dogs regarding the insulin claim. Both these claims are untrue and could be proved as such if… Read more »
70 MPs are now holding misleading laboratory animal models to thorough, human medical account
We are delighted to announce that seventy MPs have now signed EDMs 263 and 22, holding misleading laboratory animal models – falsely claimed able to ‘predict’ the responses of human patients – to thorough public scientific account. This is a huge step forward for PCFC as we campaign for the rapid advancement of effective treatments… Read more »
We Have Responded to the Laboratory Animal Model Community’s Criticism of our Petition
The public relations company for the animal model community ‘Understanding Animal Research’ (UAR) has published a letter on twitter objecting to our petition. We find this extraordinary: UAR have repeatedly and publicly agreed to participate in a public scientific debate organised by the science-based campaign ‘For Life On Earth’ (FLOE), with the highly qualified medical… Read more »