Vivisection:  from Latin vivus ("alive") + sectio ("cutting")

Vivisection is the practice of using live animals for experimentation. It is in fact a multi-billion dollar global industry and is deliberately hidden away from the public eye to avoid unwanted scrutiny. The numbers of animals used are enormous, for example, a small country like Australia uses approximately 7 million animals each year. Animal experimentation has been implicated in fraudulent medical research, inhumane teaching methods, as well as the unethical testing of drugs, weapons, household products and cosmetics. Below you will find a list of links where you can learn more about the scientific and ethical reasons why vivisection should not be practiced, as well as the humane alternatives that exist for scientists, consumers, and also for students at all levels of education. If vivisection is a topic that you are unfamiliar with, please inform yourself by watching the video for the song "May The End Come Soon" and by exploring the links listed below.

May The End Come Soon

Synopsis: An original song by Australian musician, Christina Louise. Song / Video can be viewed and downloaded from this link: "May The End Come Soon". The images are graphic and may distress some viewers. Thank you to Mike Metzger for creating the video, and Andy Weigel for hosting it on his website!

Vivisection:  USEFUL LINKS

1,000 Doctors Against Vivisection: www.vivisectionfraud.com/1000docs.html

Alternatives in Research Resource Centre (Australia): www.arrc.org.au

AltWeb (US): http://altweb.jhsph.edu

American Anti-Vivisection Society (US): www.aavs.org

Americans For Medical Advancement (US): www.curedisease.com

Antidote Europe (EU): www.antidote-europe.org

Anti-vivisection Western Australia: www.avwa.com.au

Australian Association for Humane Research (AUS): www.humaneresearch.org.au 

AVAR (US): www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/hsvma_011408.html

British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (UK): www.buav.org

Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research: www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/index.html

Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (US): www.crt-online.org

Canadians for the Advancement of Health Research (Canada): www.cah-research.com

Choose Cruelty Free Australia: www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au

Coalition to Abolish Animal Testing (US): www.ohsukillsprimates.com

Cruelty-free product choices (US): www.idausa.org/facts/crueltyfree.html

Doctors Against Animal Experiments (Germany): www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/en/

Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible Medicine (UK): www.dlrm.org

Dissection alternatives for students (US): www.dissectionalternatives.org

Dr Hadwen Trust (UK): www.drhadwentrust.org.uk

European Centre / Validation of Alternative Methods (EU): http://ecvam.jrc.ec.europa.eu

European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (EU): www.eceae.org

Europeans For Medical Advancement (EU): www.curedisease.net

European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education: www.eurca.org

Hans Ruesch Centre: http://vivisectionfraud.com

Humane Charities (Australia): www.aahr.org.au/humane_charities/index.php

Humane Charities (US): www.humaneseal.org

Humane Research (Australia): www.humaneresearch.org.au

Humane Research Trust (UK): www.humaneresearch.org.uk

Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (US): www.hsvma.org

Humane Student (US): www.humanestudent.org

InterNICHE (Global Alternatives Database): www.interniche.org

Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (Ireland): www.irishantivivisection.org/home.html

Israeli Society for Abolition of Vivisection (Israel): www.isav.org.il

Italian Anti-Vivisection Society (Italy): www.novivisezione.org

Learning Without Killing (Australia): www.learningwithoutkilling.info/index.htm

Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research (UK): www.ldf.org.uk

Medical Research Modernization Committee (US): www.mrmcmed.org

Medical Advancement Without Animals (Australia): www.mawa-trust.org.au

National Anti-Vivisection Society (USA): www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index

New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZ): www.nzavs.org.nz

NORINA Alternatives Database (EU): http://oslovet.veths.no/dokument.aspx?dokument=80

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (US): www.pcrm.org

Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (US): www.psyeta.org

Students Against Animal Experimentation (Germany): www.tierrechte.de

Students for Ethical Science (UK): http://ouses.org.uk/index.html

The Truth About Vivisection (US): www.vivisectioninfo.org/index.html  

Vivisection Fraud: http://vivisectionfraud.com