Founded in 1875, the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is the world’s first and leading anti-vivisection group, campaigning tirelessly since its inception to expose the cruelty and futility of animal experiments.

We organise and fund educational films; undercover investigations of laboratories; detailed scientific reports for MPs, MEPs and the public. We also provide educational materials free to schools. Our photographs and video footage from inside laboratories are used throughout the world.

Our campaigns have put an end to the requirement for A-level students to dissect animals in schools; enabled university students to refuse to use animals in their studies, and provided them with alternatives; helped to persuade governments and drug companies to abandon cruel safety tests such as LD50, cosmetics testing, and persuaded more and more companies to drop animal testing of their products.