Taiwan’s Vice President Backs Animal-Free Research

Taiwan’s Vice president William Lai recently declared his Support for animal-free research methods.

In an emailed press release, Wu Hung, Chief Executive of Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST), said, “Taiwanese researchers are already at the forefront of global research when it comes to developing new technologies capable of replacing animal experiments, such as artificial skin and organs-on-a-chip. The government must foster a regulatory environment that supports local research and innovation, eliminates unnecessary animal testing, and ensures Taiwanese research can compete on the international stage.”

According to EAST, Taiwan is leading the world into an age of animal-free testing and research. They have already made great headway in replacing animals in research, using more humane and accurate methods instead. A task force, called National Center for the 3Rs (NC3R), was recently created in the hopes of formulating better animal-free research methods. 

Lab animals are severely abused throughout their entire lives until they are eventually killed at the end of the experiment. Thus, this is a huge step forward, and hopefully, other countries and leaders will follow suit.

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