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 >> 

40,000 signatures in six weeks

A petition to the Bundestag (German Parliament) must collect at least 30,000 signatures within six weeks. If this number is reached, the Parliament's Petitions Committee MUST address the issue – a powerful tool for attracting political attention and bringing about change.

Thanks to you, we have achieved this! By 20 October 2025, we had collected over 40,000 signatures!

Your voice matters – for an end of experiments on monkeys in Germany!

Many thanks to all who have supported the petition!

We will keep you informed about when the hearing will take place. 

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