Brussels, 11/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 11 May, the Council of Ministers of the EU reached an agreement on a draft directive to protect animals used in science. This directive aims to strengthen animal protection, while allowing research to continue to play an essential role in the struggle against human disease. Germany was the only delegation to abstain.
Under the new provisions, member states will be obliged to ensure that: animal experiments are replaced, whenever it is...