Hamburg: Several thousand people called for an end to animal testing and demanded the closure of a controversial laboratory near the northern German port city of Hamburg.
Some 7,300 participants joined the peaceful protest on Saturday, police in Hamburg said.
The organisers, a group called Soko Tierschutz, are fighting against a lab in Mienenbuettel. They say that dogs and monkeys are mistreated there in violation of German laws.
An activist had gained access pretending to be a staffer. German prosecutors are investigating the accusations of cruelty against laboratory animals.
The company, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, said it would cooperate, but did not comment on the investigation. (DPA)
Some 7,300 participants joined the peaceful protest on Saturday, police in Hamburg said.
The organisers, a group called Soko Tierschutz, are fighting against a lab in Mienenbuettel. They say that dogs and monkeys are mistreated there in violation of German laws.
An activist had gained access pretending to be a staffer. German prosecutors are investigating the accusations of cruelty against laboratory animals.
The company, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, said it would cooperate, but did not comment on the investigation. (DPA)