Animals in Scientific Procedures
The moral objection to the use of animals in scientific
procedures is a view held with conviction by some people
and is one that the Government respects. However, Parliament
has built in considerable safeguards to allow experimentation
in limited circumstances and to ensure both proper regulation
and monitoring. Although the situation may change in
the future, the development of a number of new drugs,
and medical and veterinary technologies which help to
reduce suffering and prevent large-scale infections
among humans and animals continues to depend on this
carefully regulated use of animals for testing and research.
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18 January 2005
Breeding
and Supply of Laboratory Animals in the UK
(file size 42 kb)
17 January 2005
Revised
project licence form
(file size 21 kb)
23 December 2004
Written
Ministerial Statement
(file size 21 kb)
21 December 2004
Abstracts
of Project Licences
(file size 21 kb)
1 September 2004
Animals
(Scientific Procedures) Act 1986:PCD Circular 1/2004
(file size 43 kb)
Annual Statistics
1 July 2004
Written
Ministerial Statement announcing the outcome of the
review of section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures)
Act 1986
(file size 14 kb)
11 June 2004
Animals
(Scientific Procedures) Act 1986:PCD Circular 1/2004
(file size 41 kb)
21 May 2004
Update
Inter-Departmental Group on the 3rs
5 March 2004
Follow
up action from the Government Responses
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