Description
The European Union is failing to reduce the number of animal experiments, there is about 11 millions animals used for experiments every year. This is due, for example, to the laxity of authorities that do not require the use of non-animal methods, as well as the existence of several European regulations that directly mandate the testing of various substances on animals. And therefore there are still animal experiments to which non-animal alternatives already exist (e.g. www.crueltyfreeeurope.org/RATlist). The goal of this project is to prompt the European Commission to a commitment to adopt a plan to end animal testing in the EU. We plan to achieve this goal by involving the Czech public and volunteers in the European Citizens'' Initiative (EOI). EOI will be launched by Cruelty Free Europe (an international organisation of which we are members). Organisations from different European countries will work together on the EOI. Our organisation is the only one from the Czech Republic that is dedicated to the topic. The aim of the project is to obtain the minimum number of signatures for the EOI for the Czech Republic (14 805) including the necessary reserve, i.e. 20 000 signatures in total. In addition to collecting signatures for the EOI, we will inform the public about the issue of animal experimentation and the possibility of replacing it. We will engage our existing volunteers and supporters in collecting signatures while seeking and engaging new ones.