Ten years of the Animal Welfare Charter

5. Dialogue with interest groups and the public

With the charter, the annual Animal Welfare Report – which documents the numerous projects and initiatives to improve animal welfare in research – and engagement in the framework of the competence centre 3RCC, research-based pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland have opened themselves to dialogue with the public and stakeholders. For example, the regular exchange of views between representatives of Swiss Animal Protection (SAP) and industry has been firmly established since 2011. Transparent communications and the education of cross-disciplinary working groups and networks signal the common will of all actors and supports the process for continual and sustainable improvement in the situation of laboratory animals.