Sadly, many people are unaware of the extent of animal experimentation within Australia. They know it involves pain and suffering to animals but falsely believe that it is necessary if we are to find cures to diseases. This popular misconception has allowed the suffering of millions of animals to continue unabated behind closed doors.

Facts:

• 9 out of 10 drugs effective in animal models fail when applied to humans.
• Animals differ from humans anatomically, genetically and metabolically, making them inappropriate models for human disease.
• More than 7 million animals are used in research and teaching in Australia every year.

Fortunately, there are now many alternatives that not only spare animals from the laboratory, but also provide better outcomes for human cures. Humane Research Australia works professionally and ethically to champion the benefits of these realistic, scientifically effective alternatives to all forms of animal usage in research and teaching.

Calling on Doctors, Nurses, Veterinarians and all Health Care Professionals!

We are seeking the support of doctors, nurses, veterinarians and all health care professionals to show the public that our concerns are credible, scientific, and ethical and backed by scientific experts. [Find out more]

A Message from our Patron

"I start from the principle that if I intend to perform some act upon another being, an unpleasant act to which the other being has not signified full, informed, and willing consent, an act which is not intended for the ultimate benefit of this being, and if I intend furthermore to perform the act in private, away from the public gaze, then the intended act is prima facie, on the face of it, an atrocity, to be resisted and denounced; furthermore, that this principle should hold whether the other being in question, my intended victim, is a man or a mouse."
-JM Coetzee

Professor John Coetzee won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He is also the first author to win the prestigious Booker Prize twice. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and being of both Boer and English descent, Professor Coetzee's novels cover a wide variety of issues with no two books following the same pattern. A fundamental theme, however, involves the abuse of power including the values and conduct resulting from the apartheid system in South Africa. He is a strong opponent of animal exploitation and has spoken out against it on many occasions.

Humane Research Australian Inc. is honored to have Professor Coetzee as our Patron.