BRITISH RESIDENTS: PETITION: To Improve Methods to Evaluate the Validity and Relevance of Animal Experiments

July 19, 2008

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If you haven't signed yet, there is still time. The petition closes on 21st August and we need just 50 more signatures in order for the Prime Minister to respond to the issues we have raised. PETITION: To Improve Methods to Evaluate the Validity and Relevance ofAnimal Experiments

PLEASE SIGN HERE: http://petitions. pm.gov.uk/ methodology/WHO SHOULD CONSIDER SIGNING AND WHY -If the recommendations in the petition were adopted it would offer - PATIENTS & RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS - greater protection from flawed orinadequately assessed research, e.g. TGN1412, nimodipine, tirilazad, etc.CLINICAL RESEARCHERS - better quality evidence when deciding to base theirown research on the findings of animal researchSHAREHOLDERS & INVESTORS - potential for reduced risk when investing inpharmaceutical companies ETHICS COMMITTEES & BIOETHICISTS - better quality evidence available formaking recommendations about animal and clinical

researchANIMAL WELFARE & PROTECTION GROUPS - sounder evidence for whetherresearchers comply with animal welfare practices and the 3R's (replace,reduce, refine)ANIMAL & LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCHERS - the opportunity for their work to bedesigned and evaluated using the best available research methodsGENERAL PUBLIC - greater confidence that public money spent on animalresearch is done so in a more transparent and accountable mannerANTIVIVISECTIONISTS & ANIMAL RESEARCH SUPPORTERS - sounder evidence uponwhich to base arguments in the debate for or against animal research MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES - better quality evidence upon which to basedecisions when seeking charitable donations from the public for animalresearchSCIENTISTS - greater confidence that only scientifically defensible researchis approvedPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES - reduced risk for high rates of

attrition (drugfailures)RESEARCHERS - a growing database of systematic reviews of animal studiesfrom which to summarise and evaluate research coherently SABREnewsSABRE Research UK -http://www.SABRE. org.uk

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