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Excellent news coming from Sweden. Last week Djurens Ratt informed us that the Swedish government will from next year until 2020 provide 15 million Swedish Krona towards the development of alternative methods and for the set up and running of a center of excellence, a so-called 3R-center. The aim is to strengthen and coordinate efforts to develop alternatives to animal experiments. In Sweden, every year more than 400 000 animals are used for animal testing. Lets hope other countries will follow as it is an obligation under the Directive 2010/63/EU for member states to contribute towards alternative methods. Djurens Rätt Suède #AlternativeThinking
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http://www.etc.se/inrikes/15-miljoner-ar-till-starkt-djurskydd-i-budgeten

15 miljoner per år till stärkt djurskydd i budgetenRegeringen satsar 15 miljoner kronor per år på att stärka djurskyddet. Förhoppningen är att minska antalet djurförsök – och på sikt ersätta dem helt med andra metoder.