Iranian Anti-Vivisection Association
The Iranian Anti-Vivisection Association (IAVA) is a nonprofit nongovernmental science-based organization. It's the first animal rights advocacy group in Iran which professionally campaigns for lab animal rights‌‌. In 2012, IAVA was recognized as Iran's most active animal rights group and was awarded the ''Brown Bear'' statuette by ''Iran Animal Rights Watch'' and a number of environmental parties. History IAVA was founded by a number of Iranian graduate students, from various medical science fields, as well as vegan and animal rights advocates in 2009. The group's current director is ''Dr. Ramak Roshanaie Moghaddam''. Philosophy and activism IAVA's activism is mainly focused on the reduction and replacement of animal experimentation through encouraging the development and implementation of alternative methods in the academic community across the country, particularly aimed at medicine and veterinary education and research. To establish a humane education, training, knowledge ...
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