Institute’s Executive Director Appointed to the French National Ethics Committee on Animal Experimentation

Alice Di Concetto été nommée membre titulaire du Comité national de réflexion éthique sur l’expérimentation animale (CNREEA), en qualité de “personnalité désignée sur proposition d’organisations reconnues d’utilité publique de protection des animaux et de protection de la faune sauvage”.

Today, 27 newly released documents shed light on the significant pushback from industry lobbyists against recent advancements in animal welfare science. These papers challenge the latest scientific opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

The European Commission’s special advisory group on agriculture has pushed for further delays in the revision of the EU animal welfare laws in their new report, published today, 4 September 2024. This jeopardizes the EU’s ambitions to update the current legislation.