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Animal Experiments

Asked by Alex MayerLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 47005

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulatory tests were carried out on animals where non-animal methods were available in 2024.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) protects animals in scientific research by prohibiting their use if there is a practicable and validated non-animal alternative that would achieve the scientific outcome(s) sought.

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