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Friday, 26 April 2019 12:03

Thuringia: Animal Welfare Award and Animal Welfare Research Award first presented Featured

For the 25th time, the Minister of Social Affairs Heike Werner (Linke) is awarding the Thuringian Animal Protection Prize. The prize is awarded in three categories: charitable animal protection, species-appropriate husbandry of farm animals as well as development of alternative methods to animal experiments. In addition, the award of the animal protection research prize will take place for the first time.


A total of 6 x 6,000 Euro prize money can be awarded.

Additionally, a prize will be given for the first time for the "Development of suitable alternative methods to animal experiments", for which a sum of a maximum of 12,000 euros is provided for. This prize is awarded every two years.

Deadline is June 30, 2019.

The award ceremony will take place on World Animal Welfare Day in autumn (4 October).

Source:
https://www.thueringen.de/th7/tmasgff/ehrungen/tierschutzpreis/index.aspx