Our Policy
Animals deserve to be optimally cared for throughout their lives. TNO has a formal policy regarding the use of laboratory animals and the application of the 3Rs to ensure the animals receive the best...
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Our studies in the fields of health, food, defence, consumer safety, safety at work and environmental issues cannot always exclude the need for animal testing. This is partly as a result of legislation and partly because no viable alternatives exist. In the context of corporate social responsibility TNO has drafted a conscientious testing policy.
The principles of TNO’s animal testing policy are:
TNO attaches considerable importance to the intrinsic value of test animals. Ethical control is central to all experiments and proper treatment of the animal is a priority. TNO is also an active participant in the social debate on the use of animal testing. Given its leading position in many fields of research, TNO remains fully informed of developments in the field of animal testing that can reduce the number of animals used or contribute to improving their living conditions; TNO is dedicated to applying these developments in its own proceedings.
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