What we've been up to
Pro-Test has been working hard over the last month or so to take stock, develop our mission statement and formulate a strategic campaigning plan for the short, medium and long term. We've also been working with a number of people outside of Oxford to start up regional Pro-Test groups to take the positive message about animal research to the streets of other cities around the UK - and further afield. Watch this space for more details! We're also working to develop our website, collating more facts to help people rebut the false claims of anti-vivisectionists, and will be posting a number of essays on the ethical issues around animal research very soon.
We've also been sending representatives to public debates and are often asked now to present on animal research issues at schools.
Chris Bickerton spoke on Friday 16 June to the Oxford Humanists, the Oxford-based branch of the British Humanist Association. He was speaking on the ethics of animal research. The discussion was wideranging, from research on great apes and cosmetic testing, to the role of pharmaceutical companies in scientific research.
On Thursday 13 July, Chris also appeared live on Talk Back, a show broadcast by Legal TV, a new channel on Sky. Chris debated for half an hour with Tim Phillips, campaigns director of the National Anti-vivisection Society (NAVS).
This Thursday, 27 July, Pro-Test scientific advisor Professor Tipu Aziz will be appearing on a Newsnight special focusing on animal research. He will be squaring up to Kathy Archibald of Europeans for Medical "Progress", who have been repeatedly censured by the Advertising Standards Authority for publishing misleading and false information in their literature; and Mel Broughton, convicted arsonist and leader of anti-science group SPEAK - itself also recently slammed (again!) by the ASA for publishing more misleading information. Tune in to BBC2 at 10.30pm to watch the sparks fly.
We've also been sending representatives to public debates and are often asked now to present on animal research issues at schools.
Chris Bickerton spoke on Friday 16 June to the Oxford Humanists, the Oxford-based branch of the British Humanist Association. He was speaking on the ethics of animal research. The discussion was wideranging, from research on great apes and cosmetic testing, to the role of pharmaceutical companies in scientific research.
On Thursday 13 July, Chris also appeared live on Talk Back, a show broadcast by Legal TV, a new channel on Sky. Chris debated for half an hour with Tim Phillips, campaigns director of the National Anti-vivisection Society (NAVS).
This Thursday, 27 July, Pro-Test scientific advisor Professor Tipu Aziz will be appearing on a Newsnight special focusing on animal research. He will be squaring up to Kathy Archibald of Europeans for Medical "Progress", who have been repeatedly censured by the Advertising Standards Authority for publishing misleading and false information in their literature; and Mel Broughton, convicted arsonist and leader of anti-science group SPEAK - itself also recently slammed (again!) by the ASA for publishing more misleading information. Tune in to BBC2 at 10.30pm to watch the sparks fly.
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