AR-News: (Italy) VIVISECTION: 14 EURO FOR MOUSE, 29 FOR A RAT

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AGI Online
Rome, Italy,
May 6, 2004 

 A mouse for vivisection costs 14 Euro and a rat up to 29 says the LAV 
(anti-vivisection movement) in its dossier on the Italian situation presented in 
Parliament today. In the report there’s also a map of regions which the 
association defines as ‘most cruel’, i.e. where there is the highest number of 
specialized centres authorized for animal experiments and specific breeding. The 
chart begins with Lombardy, registering 22 percent of all experiment labs in Italy 
and 50 percent of all breeding sites. Out of 41 authorized centres, involving 
cats, dogs, primates and even species at risk of extinction, where often no 
anaesthetic is used, 49 percent are for testing drugs. Hundreds of monkeys are 
used for the development cancer products, also in Lombardy universities.  
061944 MAG 04 


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