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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🕚 11am today: MPs debate non-compliance in animal testing labs, including findings from the latest ASRU report. Led by Michael Wheeler MP, following work we’ve done on this issue. Watch live 👉 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/7aa1bcc9-39e3-4e0d-86e1-811e68482c34 #AnimalWelfare #ASRU #HerbiesLaw

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Herbie’s Law began with one beagle - but it exists for the millions of animals still used in experiments every year 🐶🐾 Human-specific science is racing ahead, while UK laws lag behind. Proud to be nominated for the Lush Prize 2026! ✨ #LushPrize2026 #HerbiesLaw #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Proud to share our Antibodies Database has been shortlisted for the #LushPrize2026 🎉 Our free tool helps researchers choose ethical, reliable antibodies - for better science and better patient outcomes. Thank you to our amazing community for making this work possible ✨ #AnimalFree #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

“Funding from Animal Free Research UK has made this project possible.” Meet Josh, who’s building an animal-free 3D lymph node model to study how mouth cancer spreads - using human cells, not mice. 🔬 A step toward better, kinder cancer research. 💙 #AnimalFree #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

UK Gov’t plans to phase out animal testing — a first step. But we need action ✊ Our 4 priorities push for real progress for animals & science. 🐾 Read more: animalfreeresearchuk.org/animal-free-research-uks-four-priorities-for-ending-animal-experiments #HerbiesLaw #AnimalFree #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

🔎 Easy wins won’t end animal testing. Animals and patients deserve real change. Push for Herbie’s Law. Email your MP: secure.animalfreeresearchuk.org/page/181459/action/1 #HerbiesLaw #KinderScience #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Govt’s new strategy to phase out animal experiments is a step forward - but it's not bold enough. It targets low-impact areas and avoids real reform. 🐾 💥 Email your MP and demand stronger action: secure.animalfreeresearchuk.org/page/181459/... #AnimalFree #HerbiesLaw #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Only 1 animal testing licence rejected in 7 years. 3.8 million animals approved in 2025 so far. When ethical, human-specific methods exist, this is a system failing both animals and patients. It's time for #KinderScience. It's time for #HerbiesLaw. #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🚀 Human-based, animal-free cancer research! Dr Ethan Perkins @uniofbradford.bsky.social is creating an “organ-on-a-chip” model of prostate cancer to test new drugs ethically. Read more 👉 bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2025/animal-free-drug-tests-with-organ-on-a-chip.php #Movember #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

A huge thank you to Dame Caroline Dinenage MP for championing #HerbiesLaw and highlighting the vital need for a future of animal-free science 🐾 Read now on @politics.co.uk! #KinderScience #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🚨JUST IN: 2024 Home Office stats reveal 2.64 million animal experiments - only a 1.2% drop from last year. A small decrease isn’t good enough. Modern, animal-free science is being ignored. Enough is enough: secure.animalfreeresearchuk.org/page/180144/action/1 #HerbiesLaw#AnimalFree#KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

✅ In 2023, the UK confirmed: no law mandates animal testing. Yet millions of animals are used in labs - over half for curiosity-driven research. 📅 This Thursday: 2024 stats drop. Sign up for updates: www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/subscribe #KinderScience #AnimalFree #HerbiesLaw

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🚨 New in @nature.com @springernature.com: a powerful call to embrace #AnimalFree, human-specific research! Co-authored by leading experts including Prof Geoff Pilkington (our Chair of Trustees) & Prof Val Spiers (from our Scientific Advisory Panel) Read now: rdcu.be/eLRmm #KinderScience #NAMs

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Home Office report exposes reality of UK labs: ⚠️ Animals trapped in equipment 💧 Drowned from faulty watering systems 📦 Forgotten in transport 🧪 Severe suffering in experiments These aren’t rare accidents. They’re systemic failures. #KinderScience #AnimalFree #HerbiesLaw

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This week on the #podcast, Carla & Dr Gemma chat with Dr Adjanie Patabendige on how an irregular heartbeat may raise dementia risk + her human-cell research replacing animal models. We also cover @chrishinchliff.bsky.social backing #HerbiesLaw 🐶 Listen: animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Can an irregular heartbeat increase dementia risk? 🫀 Dr Adjanie Patabendige’s animal-free research at the University of Derby uses a human blood-brain barrier model + real ECG rhythms to uncover the link. Hear more on today's 🎧 #podcast! #AnimalFreeLabcast #DementiaResearch #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🧠 Human “mini-brains” are changing Alzheimer’s research! Dr Tom Piers @exeter.ac.uk uses stem cells + animal-free methods to grow human brain tissue to study early-stage Alzheimer’s, which can't be modelled in animal tests. #WorldAlzheimersMonth #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🧠 Dr Patricia Ragazzon @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is creating a human cell model to understand how stress affects brain cells in Alzheimer’s, and how it might accelerate damage. This work could unlock new insights - paving the way for reliable, ethical treatments. #WorldAlzheimersMonth

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Steph Jones-Giles @stephjg12.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

THANK YOU to everyone who came to #Bude groups Sunshine Celebration and made the evening so wonderful! We raised a fantastic £1,174.77 which will be winging its way to @afruk.bsky.social to support the fabulous work at the laboratory in Exeter under the leadership of Professor @lornah.bsky.social 😘

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Steph Jones-Giles @stephjg12.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

It's @afruk.bsky.social #Bude Group's 10 Year Anniversary in 2025 so we are aiming to raise £10,000 this year..so far we have raised an impressive £9,382.37 thanks to the generosity of #Bude Community 😍 Christmas Craft Fayre next... @trevstaxibude.bsky.social @lornah.bsky.social

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

⚠️ Melanoma causes ~60% of skin cancer deaths despite making up just 1% of cases. @drabiddle.bsky.social and his team at QMUL found rare “cancer stem cells” at tumour edges - highly adaptable, drug-resistant & key to spread. Targeting them could save lives. 🎯 #KinderScience #SkinCancer

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

📣 Yesterday in Parliament, @chrishinchliff.bsky.social urged the Govt to include #HerbiesLaw in their non-animal methods strategy. 👏129 cross-party Parliamentarians back it – is your MP one? Check & write to them here 👉 www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/supporting-h... #KinderScience #BrighterFuture

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Say goodbye to animal gelatin & hello ThermoPIGs 🐷 Every year, ~65M animals are used to make gelatin for research + medicine. Dr Sam Aspinall’s synthetic “ThermoPIGs” mimic gelatin – but without animals. We talk to Sam on tomorrow's #AnimalFreeLabcast #podcast! #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

🚗🐾 At 87, Rosie is retracing her journey across Ireland – this time by car with husband Irvine – while walking 1–2 miles every day to support a future without animal testing. She’s already walked 85+ miles! 👏 Support: www.justgiving.com/page/rosies-journey #HerbiesHeroes #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Upfront investment aside, new animal-free methods are often more cost-effective in the long run. ⚡ Faster results 📊 More reliable data 💸 Lower maintenance costs ♻️ Less waste Going #AnimalFree isn’t just ethical – it’s smarter science. 🌱 #MythBusterMonday #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Help us build support for #HerbiesLaw at the Lib Dem Conference! We’ll be at Stand 37 with giant Herbie + our buzz wire game. Got a Lib Dem MP? ✅ Tag them! ✅ Email them with our simple tool: secure.animalfreeresearchuk.org/page/176823/... #LDConf #KinderScience #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A Future of Possibility 🌱 Prof. Julian Ma’s plant-based antibodies for rabies are advancing toward human trials in South Africa. Next, he aims to explore treatments for COVID-19, flu, TB, cancer, and more – shaping a greener, #AnimalFree future. #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🌱 Professor Julian Ma is pioneering planti-bodies: producing monoclonal antibodies in plants instead of animals. His vision? A kinder, safer & more affordable future for medicine 💚 Read the interview: animalfreeresearchuk.org/get-to-know/professor-julian-ma #AnimalFree #KinderScience #PlantiBodies

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

In Ep41 of the #AnimalFreeLabcast, Dr Gemma Davies tackles your top Qs: ❌ Why do we still test on animals, despite the risks 🧬 Which diseases use the most animals 👩‍🔬 Why Gemma walked away from research Listen: animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast #Podcast #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Monoclonal antibodies save lives, but often at the cost of animals 🐭🐹🐮🐴 We're funding pioneering 'planti-bodies' to replace animals, making treatments safer, cheaper & accessible. Help bring this breakthrough to patients by donating today 💚 animalfreeresearchuk.org/plants

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

From replacing horses in rabies treatment back in 2012-2015 to developing affordable, animal-free therapies for cancer, dementia & more in 2025 🌱 #KinderScience Prof. Ma’s planti-bodies could transform global health, but he needs your support. 💚Donate: animalfreeresearchuk.org/plants

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Millions are priced out of lifesaving treatments for cancer, malaria & rabies. 🌱 Prof Julian Ma is developing plant-based antibodies – safer, cheaper & animal-free. 💚 Help bring planti-bodies from plants to patients: www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/plants #AnimalFree #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

At ‪@citystgeorges.bsky.social‬, leaves are being transformed into something extraordinary 🍃 #KinderScience Instead of using animals, Professor Julian Ma and his team are turning plants into living factories to produce life-saving medicines. animalfreeresearchuk.org/project/from-plants-to-patients

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

⚠️ It’s a failure rate we can’t afford to ignore. Outdated animal testing methods are slowing progress and putting lives at risk. Please share to support #HerbiesLaw, for smarter, safer, and kinder science. www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/herbies-law #KinderScience #BrighterFuture #AnimalFree

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Your voice is making change happen 💚 🧬 MPs visited our ARC during #BritishScienceWeek 🐶 Debate on banning dog experiments 🐾 MPs had a pic with Giant Herbie 📢 Debate on phasing out animals in research 📃 60+ MPs & celebs signed a letter for #HerbiesLaw #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

MPs are in their constituencies this summer - the perfect time to meet them & speak out against animal testing. We'll provide notes so that you're confident & informed. 💚 Be the voice animals in labs need: animalfreeresearchuk.org/summerrecess #HerbiesLaw #AnimalFree #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Dr Nick Peake is changing #BowelCancerResearch with models that use donated human surgical tissue, delivering results that truly reflect the human body. Hear more on ep31 of the #AnimalFreeLabcast: animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Meet Rosie, aged 87 - she's retracing a journey across Ireland, first made on horseback in 1999 to raise funds for a future without animal testing. Rosie hopes to walk 60-70 miles during her challenge! Sponsor her: justgiving.com/page/rosies-journey #HerbiesHeroes #ChallengeForChange

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🙌 Ethical research progress! Dr Livia Rocha dos Santos at Nottingham Trent Uni has developed a human muscle model to study sarcopenia – replacing animal testing & animal-derived products like FCS. A win for science, patients & animals! #KinderScience #BrighterFuture

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🚨 5 animals are used every minute in UK experiments. 5 innocent lives, every 60 seconds. Share the truth & join us in calling for #HerbiesLaw. Help us bring an end to animal testing – forever. animalfreeresearchuk.org/herbies-law #KinderScience #BrighterFuture

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

📢Over 55 MPs & Peers signed a letter urging the Govt to set a timeline to end animal testing. Endorsed by Dame Joanna Lumley, Alan Cumming, Will Young, Diane Morgan, Deborah Meaden, Carol Royle & Kirsty Gallacher. 👉Share or tag a friend – lets make #HerbiesLaw a reality!

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🍂 Good news - the #HerbiesHeroes 100km Challenge is extended into autumn! There’s still time to walk, run, skip or dance your way to a kinder future. 🎁 Free pet bandana for all sign-ups 🏅 Raise £50+ for a badge & certificate! Sign up: animalfreeresearchuk.org/herbies-heroes-challenge

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Steph Jones-Giles @stephjg12.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Congratulations to the amazing Jacky Rhodes & Belle for completing the 100km for Herbie walk challenge 😍 They have raised an incredible £419 plus £87.25 gift aid. Thank you #Bude Community for supporting them 👏 @afruk.bsky.social @lornah.bsky.social @trevstaxibude.bsky.social

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🧬 Diseases like Alzheimer’s & HIV don’t occur naturally in animals 💊 Animals process drugs differently to humans ❌ 92% of drugs fail in human trials after passing animal tests Animal experiments often fail to translate to real benefits for people. #KinderScience

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

On today's #podcast Dr Stephanie Modi reveals why animal-derived antibodies are holding science back, and introduces our pioneering database to help researchers switch to more ethical and reliable alternatives 🔬 Listen: www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast #KinderScience #AnimalFreeLabcast

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Antibodies are vital in medicine & research, but most are still made using animals. It’s unethical, unreliable & fuelling a reproducibility crisis. 🧬 On tomorrow’s #AnimalFreeLabcast, Dr Stephanie Modi shares why animal-free antibodies are the future. #KinderScience

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Delighted to join @greenjennyjones.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social in supporting #HerbiesLaw with @afruk.bsky.social, handing in letter calling for phase out of #AnimalTesting

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Over 60 MPs & celebs have signed our cross-party letter urging the Govt to set a clear timeline to end animal experiments. 📣 Huge thanks to all who emailed their MP & to those who helped deliver the letter in Parliament Square today! #HerbiesLaw #KinderScience #BrighterFuture

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🚨 Hot off the press! A new paper by Dr Lauren Hope & Dr Jarrod Bailey reveals why 92% of drugs that pass animal tests fail in humans — and calls for urgent investment in human-specific research. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #KinderScience #BrighterFuture

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Animal Free Research UK @afruk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

46 MPs & Peers have signed a cross-party letter urging the Govt to replace animal experiments with humane alternatives! 🌱 Celebs incl. Dame Joanna Lumley, Will Young & Deborah Meaden back the call. ✍️ Ask your MP to sign: secure.animalfreeresearchuk.org/page/174317/... #HerbiesLaw #KinderScience

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