Call time on animal experiments!

It's time for the UK government to give animal testing an end date.

Email two government ministers - ask them to publish a deadline for banning animal experiments in the UK.

Minister for Science at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy
Lords Minister at the Home Office

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Animal testing is cruel and outdated, and yet more than THREE MILLION animals are still used in ‘animal research’ every year in the UK.

More government investment is needed in transformative technologies such as Non-Animal Methods which could replace current regulatory animal testing. These modern non-animal scientific approaches are often quicker, cheaper, more humane and more accurate!

The current awful COVID-19 crisis has revealed how long and expensive the current research process is. It has clarified that a new government timeframe – a deadline – is needed to end the use of animals in experiments in the UK.

With such a deadline in place, the UK could invest and focus its scientific research in being a leader in modern human-focused science.

Let’s make the UK a leader in high tech non-animal research and call time on animal testing!

It is vile. Mark K 24.07.2021 20:31
Mark S 24.07.2021 18:47
I believe all animals are sentient beings and testing is absolutely cruel and unnecessary - it must be stopped. Sarah B 24.07.2021 18:27
Scientific progress has resulted in many alternatives to animal testing which are more reliable, cheaper and quicker. I do not understand why the scientific community doesn't embrace cruelty free methods of advancing science, rather than subjecting sentient beings to needless torture, misery, suffering and death. The use of animals in this way remains a source of shame on humankind. Elaine U 24.07.2021 16:38
it is outdated and cruel and we have no right to treat other creatures in this way.Non animal methods are available and should be used Cath F 24.07.2021 15:32
It is cruel and unnecessary when there are alternatives to avoiding animal suffering. Animal Free Research has done a lot of work looking at alternatives https://www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/animal-replacement/ Rachel W 24.07.2021 15:23
it is horrendous alberto g 24.07.2021 13:11
... It's Unethical and Cruel. Every sentient creature deserves to live a life without suffering at the hands of humans. ...It’s Archaic and in the Wrong Side of History. Have we still not evolved as a species? Are we too lazy to innovate or too cruel to recognize that alternatives exist? ...It’s Not Necessary. We’ve already know what chemicals and compounds adversely impact the human body, and we already have a very good understanding of these interactions. By avoiding those chemicals and compounds, we can create consumer products without the need for animal testing. WWE need to encourage open sharing of knowledge and information within industry. ...The Results of Animal Testing Are Uneliable. We might share some characteristics or genetic material with other animals, but the biological makeup of humans differs in significant ways. The same is true for creatures throughout the animal kingdom. All species are unique and tend to react differently to different diseases, ailments, and chemicals. There’s little reason to believe that just because a rat doesn’t respond to Chemical XYZ, a human being won’t, either. ...It’s Wasteful. There are breeding programs designed specifically to produce animals for testing. It costs millions to test these animals, retest them, and compare the results to previous tests. And a lot of that wasted money is actually taxpayer money — my money, and I'm not happy for it to be used in this way. ... There are Alternatives to Animal Testing. And they are often cheaper, quicker, and more effective. In Vitro Testing using human cells instead of live animals is not only a cruelty-free way to test but also a more reliable indicator of how that product will interact with human beings. There is a ton of computer modelling technology available to us, allowing us to see how a human organ or even an entire body will react to a stimulus without putting anyone in danger. Computer modeling is even more effective than animal testing. We have sufficient data to test not only human beings but subsections of the population. Human volunteers can easily reduce or eliminate animal testing in clinical and lab settings. And because humans have freedom of choice and an understanding of why the testing is happening, including any effects — something the lab animals will never understand — they are much better equipped to cope with it? Testing human tissues can be even more effective. We can see how many groups of cells, perhaps from different areas of the body, react to chemicals and other products. Jackie O 24.07.2021 11:50
Totally barbaric and unnecessary! It must end now . Caroline N - t 24.07.2021 11:01
It's immeasurably cruel and outdated. There are non animal models that are available and these should be used. Aside from everything - it is barbaric and morally indefensible. Lucie H 24.07.2021 10:57