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Animal experimentation: Licences
Science and technology
In Switzerland, animal experimentation requires an authorisation from the cantonal authorities. Animal experimentation is defined as any measure carried out on living animals fo...
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Animal experimentation: Laboratory animal facilities
Science and technology
Since 2014, animals bred in animal facilities or imported for experimental purposes have also been recorded. Animal facilities require a cantonal license. The breeding of geneti...
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Animal experimentation: Completed experiments
Science and technology
According to Article 20a of the Animal Welfare Act, the statistics on completed experiments include all animal uses over the entire duration of a licensed project. If animals ar...
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Animal experimentation: Statistics
Science and technology
The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) according to Article 36 of the Animal Welfare Act is required to publish annual statistics on animal experimentation in Sw...