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Protecting animalsused in medicalexperiments
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How to have your say
These pages explain what the UK government thinks about theEU's new law on animal welfare, and asks you to comment.They have agreed with some of the new law, and disagreed withsome as well. They are also asking for your opinions on bits wherethey are not sure about what to recommend.Please send your thoughts on this consultation by
3 July 2009
to:
Animals Scientific Procedures Division
Home Office4th Floor, South WestSeacole Building2, Marsham StreetLondonSW1P 4DFEmail:aspd-brp@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
 
What we agree on
The UK government mostly agrees with these bits of the new law:
•
When animals with a spine (that is,
vertebrates
, like mice,rabbits, primates and birds) are developing (before they areborn) current UK law protects them
after half of that time
.The new EU law protects them after
two-thirds
of thattime, and the UK government will support that because it'sso similar to the current law.
•
When animals are
tagged
for identification, the UKgovernment agrees that this shouldn't be covered in animalwelfare law because any suffering is over very quickly.
•
The new law wants to cover all places that
breed
,
supply
or
kill
animals for medical experiments, which UK law doesn'tcurrently do. The UK government thinks this will add a lotmore paperwork, but it is still probably necessary as long aswe don't go overboard.
•
The UK government agrees with the EU rules saying that
medical experiments
on
animals
should
only
be for:
◦
helping us
learn
more about
biology
and
behaviour
◦
avoiding
,
stopping
,
discovering
or
treating
 
disease
inhumans, animals and plants
◦
learning
to
understand
,
notice
,
change
or
keep
aperson, animal or plant
alive
◦
testing
drugs
or
food
that help with the above
◦
protecting
nature and keeping
endangered
species alive
◦
education
and
training
◦
detecting
crime
(forensics).
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macsain

usefull article. thanks for uploading. http://animalspic.blogspot.com

reply11 / 22 / 2009
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