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The debate was well-attended with MPs speaking knowledgably and very passionately about the issue:<\/p>\n
Alex Mayer\u00a0 (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) (Lab)<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026there is a bit of a disconnect between the scientific possibility of non-animal alternatives and what is happening on the ground. For decades, there have been suggestions of ways that we can use non-animal alternatives, yet we are not using them\u201d<\/p>\n
Seamus Logan\u00a0(Aberdeenshire North and Moray East) (SNP)<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the UK Government say that they are partnering with scientists, industry and civic society in working towards phasing out animal testing, I hope they will also consult with animal protection groups on that goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom Hayes\u00a0(Bournemouth East) (Lab)<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a national of animal lovers, we are falling behind. The UK was the first country to create animal protection laws in 1822. We were the first to set up an animal welfare charity\u2014the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The European Union is moving further and faster away from the UK in tackling these cruel experiments on animals and dogs. We must catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruth Jones\u00a0(Newport West and Islwyn) (Lab)<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that this debate will encourage the consideration of all current uses of animals in science and illustrate the support for achieving faster development and uptake of non-animal technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feryal Clark \u2013 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology \u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0in response to the debate, confirmed that the government are committed to publishing their roadmap for phasing out animal experiments by the end of 2025. A commitment that was welcomed by those present.<\/p>\n
The parting remarks of Ruth Jones, MP were that Labour should also ensure there is a transparent timeline published, so that they and their constituents can be assured that plans to deliver their roadmap are time-bound.<\/p>\n
We want to see all animals taken out of laboratories and replaced with cutting edge non-animal new approach methodologies (NA-NAMs). This will not only save animals being harmed and killed to generate information which is unreliable, it could also place the UK as a global leader in humane science.<\/p>\n
We have published a roadmap to outline the steps needed to phase out the use of animals in regulatory experiments (our next roadmap will address all the other areas of animal use)<\/p>\n
Please ask your MP to support our roadmap<\/a> <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The debate was well-attended with MPs speaking knowledgably and very passionately about the issue: Alex Mayer\u00a0 (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) (Lab) \u201c\u2026there is a bit of a disconnect between the scientific possibility of non-animal alternatives and what is happening on the ground. For decades, there have been suggestions of ways that we can use non-animal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11766],"tags":[11204,5805,28421,80587],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-212651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal","tag-debate","tag-dogs","tag-laboratories","tag-parliamentary"],"yoast_head":"\n
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