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"Primum non nocere" (Latin) - Hippocrates. "First, do no harm."
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All charities listed on this site must adhere to the following
requirements
before
being accepted for inclusion as a Humane Charity.
The undersigned Health Charity hereby certifies that,
as of this ____ day of ________________, 20___ (the “Compliance Date”), it
does not conduct, commission, or in any way fund Experiments on Nonhuman
Animals, as defined below, and will not do so in the future.
Definitions: 1.
Health Charity: A
“Health Charity” is a charity that directly addresses human health-related
diseases, disorders, and/or conditions. It
means a person, corporation, partnership, or other organization with legal
existence, including, without limitation, its subsidiaries, affiliates,
divisions, agents, and employees; 2.
Experiments on Nonhuman Animals:
“Experiments on Nonhuman Animals” means any research of any sort
using, in whole or in part, living or dead animals, including, without
limitation, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, nonhuman mammals, or
other species, except for the following, which are considered humane and
acceptable; (1) naturalistic studies, in which animals are
observed, without interference, in their natural setting, or
(2) experimental treatments in animals who need them
due to clinical illness, without the specific expectation or intention of
application to related human diseases, and who are not bred for research
purposes.
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