Consultation on protecting animals used in scientific research
This consultation asks for your views on the European Commission's proposed new directive on protecting animals used for scientific research. It also considers the estimated costs and benefits of that directive.
Your input will inform the government’s ongoing negotiation in Europe on this issue.
Please note: Ministers have decided to shorten this consultation period to eight weeks from the usual three months to ensure your responses can be considered when the government develops its negotiating position before consideration of the draft directive starts in July.
We will take steps to ensure that the shorter consultation period is balanced by a pro-active approach to engaging with experts in the field.
How to respond
There are a number of ways to respond to this consultation.
You can email your response: aspd-brp@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Or you can send your response through the post to:
Animals Scientific Procedures Division
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is available (below) for you to download and use for your response, if you wish. It may make answering the questions in the consultation more straightforward, but you are not required to use the spreadsheet for your response.
If you have questions
Questions about the consultation or about the issues in the document can be sent to the mailing address above.
You can also contact that address if you need a copy of this consultation paper in any other format including: Braille, large font, or audio.
This consultation closed on 3 July 2009. Thank you to everyone who responded.
Date: Thu May 07 15:03:52 BST 2009
- Consultation on protecting animals used for scientific research (PDF file - 433kb)
- Excel spreadsheet response form (Microsoft Excel file - 51kb)
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