1st NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST SEMINAR ON ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Cairo, 27th February 2010

Resolution

We the participants:

1. Recognise that animals are sentient beings and that life in all its forms should be fully respected

2. Recognise the pedagogical, ethical, environmental and economic advantages of humane and innovative alternatives over harmful animal use (animal experimentation and the dissection of purpose-killed animals) in life science education and training

3. Recognise the imperatives within Islam, Christianity, Judaism and secular ethical thought that support respect for life and the replacement of harmful animal use with alternatives

4. Join the global movement for humane education and call for full replacement of harmful animal use with alternatives

5. Call on North African and Middle Eastern governments, academic councils and educational institutes to work towards removing harmful animal use from the life science syllabus, to develop and implement appropriate and effective laws, regulations and guidelines to bring about replacement, and to provide support for the implementation of alternatives