On September 19th, Dr Pandora Pound gave a keynote lecture at the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EUSAAT) Congress in Linz, Austria, September 19th 2024. Drawing upon the arguments set out in Rat Trap, she talked about the limitations of animal research and the urgent need to transition to human-relevant methodologies in drug development and testing. And on October 15th she delivered an online webinar to a joint meeting of the Green Party’s Animal Rights Policy Working Group and Greens for Animal Protection, making the case that animal research is not just an animal welfare issue but has significant consequences for humans and for science.
