Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 42667
Animal Experiments: Dogs
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of 16-week old puppies brought into the UK for animal testing purposes in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra does not hold the data requested. Imports data drawn down from the import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS) does not record the age of the animal. The Home Office assures that, in every research proposal, animals are replaced with ...
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