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Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 28 August 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2020. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 September 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.

Animal Experiments: Dogs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what dog species are included in the other dog species category used in her Department's document entitled, Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2019; and for what specific purposes experiments on those dogs were carried out.

Answer

With reference to the report entitled Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2019, published in July 2020, the dog species included in the other dog species category are:

  • Client owned (where the exact breed is not specified);
  • Norfolk Terrier;
  • Labrador Retriever; and,
  • Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen.

The studies in which they were used were nutrition studies and clinical veterinary studies.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
82436
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Animal experiments Dogs
Link
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