Stop experiments on monkeys in Germany!
Every year, more than 1,600 monkeys are used in experiments in Germany, many of them in particularly severe procedures such as toxicity tests, organ transplants, or invasive brain surgeries. During years in captivity, the monkeys are poisoned, suffer drill holes in their skulls, and are being restrained and kept thirsty.
Doctors Against Animal Experiments, together with PETA Germany, has submitted a petition to the Bundestag, the German parliament, calling for an end to experiments on non-human primates in Germany.
Our demands
The German government must:
- Take the necessary steps to end experiments on monkeys in Germany and for a corresponding adjustment in EU law.
- Establish the official threat status of monkey species for international trade based on the IUCN Red List.
- Impose a total ban on experiments involving great apes in Germany.
- Increase public funding for animal-free methods and projects by at least 10 percent each year.
More information and the full petition text can be found on PETA’s campaign page >>
We need 30,000 signatures by 20/10/2025
Our goal: Within six weeks, we need at least 30,000 signatures for the Bundestag (German Parliament) to be required to address this issue. If we reach this number, the Bundestag’s Petitions Committee MUST deal with our requests. This is a powerful way to generate political attention and create change.