Animal Experiments: Dogs — Written Question

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's report entitled Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2023, published on 11 September 2024, what type of tests comprised the pro

Answer

Dan Jarvis

69% of procedures of dogs in research are for the safety testing of potential new medicines to protect human health. The legal requirements for these tests are largely harmonised globally to ensure international acceptability of testing and prevent unnece...

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