Competition: Win one of five copies of Sacred Cows and Golden Geese:The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals, worth £24.99

The Safer Medicines Campaign are delighted to offer five Ecologist readers the chance to win a copy of Sacred Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

All you have to do is:

1. Complete the form to the right *
2. Answer the question correctly 
3. Comply with the following terms and conditions**

Most people know that heart disease, cancer and stroke are our leading causes of death in the West. But many people would be surprised by the next biggest killer: side effects of prescription medicines. Adverse drug reactions hospitalise a million people a year in Britain and kill over 10,000, costing the NHS £2 billion per year.

Safer Medicines Campaign believes that new technologies based on human biology offer more accurate and reliable methods to establish safety than the animal tests currently required by the government. Through the Safety of Medicines Bill and Early Day Motions in parliament, we are urging the government to assess the new approaches, as a means to reduce the tragic toll of adverse drug reactions.

Sacred Cows and Golden Geese is an inspiring introduction to these subjects. Recommended retail price is £24.99

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**Full terms and conditions

This competition is open to residents of the UK only.

There two copies of the book (plus two tickets) available to be won by Ecologist Readers, which will be drawn from the entrants, at random, 12pm GMT March 23rd, 2012.

Winners will be notified by email on the 23rd of March, 2012. In order to claim the prize we must have a response to our confirmation email by Noon on 13th of April, 2012, or another winner will be drawn.

No cash alternative - Prize is non-refundable, non exchangeable.

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