Calling on Doctors, Nurses, Veterinarians and all Health Care Professionals!
The philosophy of the Australian Association for Humane Research (AAHR) is that opposition to animal experimentation is not just an ethical issue – it has a scientific basis too. We recognise that data obtained from animal experimentation cannot be extrapolated to human conditions with a sufficient degree of accuracy and it is therefore crucial that if we genuinely desire a healthier society we must base medical research on models that accurately mimic the human system, rather than an artificially-induced replica in a different species – species that differ from us anatomically, physiologically and genetically.
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.
Please therefore consider joining the following (local and international) professionals by signing our 
pledge 
(16KB PDF file) to voice your opposition to the use of animals in research and to publicly support the work of AAHR.
- Dr Jarrod Bailey, PhD, Senior Research Consultant PCRM, UK
- Dr Jonathan Balcombe, PhD (Cell Biology), Senior Research Scientist PCRM, Washington DC, USA
- Dr Eva Berriman, BVSc DipT, Veterinarian, Queensland, Australia
- Lorna Burnett, RN, CM, Midwife, NSW, Australia
- Dr Janine Burns, PhD (Philosophy), Clinical Nurse Specialist, NSW, Australia
- Lisa Burns, BNurs, Registered Nurse, NSW, Australia
- Dr Ruth Clarnette, MBBS Lon, MD, Victoria, Australia
- Dr Margaret Clotworthy, PhD (Cell Biology), Science Consultant, Europeans for Medical Progress, London, UK
- Beverley de Klerk, BNurs, Registered Nurse, Queensland, Australia
- Elizabeth G Dittrich, BHlth. Sc., ND, Naturopath, Victoria, Australia
- Amanda Dunn, BNurs, Grad. Dip. Adv. Nsg, Ambulance Paramedic, Vic, Australia
- Assoc. Prof. Eleonora Gullone, PhD, Psychologist, Monash University, Vic, Australia
- Anne Harrison, Dip.H.M; Dip.Med. Science; Dip. Iridology, Western Herbalist, NSW, Australia
- Catherine Hogan, B. Optom. (Hons), Optometrist, Vistoria, Australia
- Prof. Anne Keogh, MBBS MD FRACP FRCSANZ, Cardiologist, St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW, Australia
- Dr Andrew Knight, BSc., BVMS, CertAW, MRCVS, Veterinarian, London, UK
- Dr John Hamilton Livesey, BSc Hons. PhD, Biochemist, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Maryjeanne Marshall, Registered Nurse, Queensland, Australia
- Colleen McDuling, B.Sc.(Med)(Hons)(Phamacology), Scientist and Animal Behaviourist, Kent, UK
- Dr Andre Menache, B.Sc.(Hons) BVSc, MRCVS, Veterinary Surgeon, Kent, UK
- Leah Michael, RN, B.N, Registered Nurse, NSW, Australia
- Dr Graham Moss, RN, BSc(Hons) PhD., Registered Nurse, ACT, Australia
- Dr John J. Pippin, M.D. Cardiologist, Texas, USA
- Amanda Rolfe, B.Sc(Hons), MApplSc., Psychologist, NSW, Australia
- Dr Anthony Raizis, MSc, PhD, Hospital Scientist, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Kristie Stoick, MPH (Toxicology), Scientific Policy Advisor PCRM, Washington DC, USA
- Maggie Taylor, Dip. Nat Med, Naturopath, Western Australia
- Jeremy Vallence, B Optom, Optometrist, Victoria, Australia
Download the Pledge of support for the work of AAHR in PDF format (16KB)