Ricky Gervais Joins the BUAV call toGovernment to End Experiments on Cats and Dogs

Ricky said:  "Cats share our homes, they are loving, loyal and playful and they deserve a safe and happy life, not one of suffering. That's why I am supporting the Our Best Friends campaign, taking action to bring a stop to the suffering of cats and dogs in UK laboratories. Take a look at ourbestfriends.org and sign the petition today at ourbestfriends.org/petition."

LONDON, 15/10/2013 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - spettacolo)

               

Home Office statistics report that 3,214 dogs and 202 cats were used in experiments in Great Britain in 2012. This represents a 6% increase for dogs and a 32% increase for cats on the previous year.

Ricky has previously supported the BUAV in its efforts to end the suffering of cats and dogs in UK research; including a campaign to end controversial research at Cardiff University, in which kittens' eyes were sewn closed and a campaign to stop a planning proposal to build a facility in Yorkshire to breed and supply dogs for research. Although this proposal was finally rejected by the Secretary of State, a subsequent application has just been submitted and is being contested once more by the BUAV.

                                   

 http://www.buav.org/article/1367/rickygervais

http://www.ourbestfriends.org