More than 70 people on Saturday protested against the University of Otago's plans to build a new $50 million animal-testing facility in Great King St.
New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society executive director Tara Jackson (pictured talking) said those gathered were acting as ''a voice for the voiceless''.
The protesters wanted the university to commit to using the facility for non-animal-based research. The group was joined by prominent Australian animal rights activist James Aspey.
''Animal testing causes unnecessary pain and suffering in animals, and produces false results, which ultimately harms humans,'' he said.
