Proposed German animal welfare law ‘unbearable’ for researchers

Groups gather more than a million signatures to ‘modernise science’ by phasing out animal research, forcing commission to respond

12 May

DFG advisory group says opposition to animal use comes from ‘fundamental misjudgements’ and that falling usage figures ‘say nothing’ about welfare

6 August

Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research

26 July

Tom Burns gives his advice to early career researchers faced with the dilemma of using animals in their research

31 July

Amendments threaten jail term of up to five years without defining ‘reasonable cause’ exemption