Animal Experiments

News, Statistics and Trends

STOP PRESS - 21 July 2008:

The Home Office have released statistics revealing the number of animal experiments reached over 3.2 Million in 2007, their highest level since 1991. An appalling failure for the government who have overseen a steady increase in the use of animals, year on year, for the past 6 years.

The Latest Statistics [pdf] confirm that Labour have not lived up to their pre-election promises [pdf] of 1997. For an overview of increases year on year, see the Time Series Tables [pdf].

Analysis of the latest figures is provided in Issues and Trends.

Early Day Motion 1627 - Increased Funding for NC3Rs Centre - Government finally begins to demonstrate a genuine commitment towards developing alternative, non-animal testing procedures.

Animals in Experiments 1997 - 2007- Naturewatch sends review to all MPs highlighting a serious lack of progress by the Government during the past 10 years. Read full review here [PDF]

An Industry Perspective - Meeting with Cosmetics, Toiletries and Perfumery Association (CTPA)

Labour's 10 Years of Broken Promises In early 1997, a colourful A2 brochure was distributed throughout the country, outlining Labour’s plans to deliver higher welfare standards for all animals, including those used for animal experiments. More... [PDF]

Its time to start making a meaningful commitment to the 3R's Calling on the Government to increase it's annual funding into researching alternative, non-animal testing methods. More...

Legislation

The REACH legislation (Research, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) was adopted by the Environment Council on 18 December 2006 and came into force on 1 June 2007. More....

Regulations protecting animals used in experiments are currently under review (revision of Directive 86/609) throughout the EU. More...

 Using primates for research

Experiments which deliberately brain-damage monkeys are ethically abhorrent. We at Naturewatch believe that they should therefore be banned, and are asking for your assistance to make this happen. WARNING: the following image may shock: this is the reality of primate experiments. More....

MEPs are calling on other MEPs to support a call to end experiments on primates throughout the EU. More....

1st briefing to MPs 

2nd briefing to MPs  

Reports and fact sheets

Naturewatch's brief (PDF) on the House of Lords Report on Animals in Scientific Procedures.

Naturewatch's fact sheet (PDF) on Animal Experiments.

Issues and trends in animal experiments