Monday, July 03, 2006

[Denmark] Fewer lab animals used for tests / The Copenhagen Post, 23 June 2006

http://www.jp.dk/english_news/artikel:aid=3806240/
"The country's medicinal companies find ways to reduce the use of laboratory animals for research. The medicinal industry in Denmark has increasingly fine-tuned its use of laboratory animals, using far fewer animals for medical experiments than previously. Concerns about animal welfare and improved research techniques have enabled drug companies such as Lundbeck, Novo Nordisk and Leo Pharma to avoid using test animals unnecessarily."