British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
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The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) is a pressure group based near Highbury Corner in London, United Kingdom. BUAV engages in education, research, investigations, including undercover work in laboratories, political lobbying, and legal cases that further the cause of the anti-vivisection movement. It is committed to using peaceful means to end animal experiments and to promote non-animal alternatives, and is widely regarded as one of the most respected and effective animal-rights or animal-welfare organizations in the world.
BUAV was founded in 1898 by Frances Power Cobbe, campaigning at first against the use of dogs in vivisection, and came close to achieving success with the 1991 Dogs (Protection) Bill, which almost became law.
It successfully lobbied the British government into abolishing the LD50 test.