Written question asked by Henry Smith (Conservative) on Monday, 5 July 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 July 2021. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 July 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Primates: Animal Experiments
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) wild-caught, (b) captive-born or F1 generation and (c) captive-bred long-tailed macaques were imported from Mauritius into the UK for the purposes of scientific research in 2020.
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Between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) recorded 1142 live long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) as being imported into the UK from Mauritius. All were captive-bred (Source C) and were imported using purpose code M (bio-medical research).
APHA did not issue any import permits for wild (source W) or first-generation captive bred (source F) specimens in 2020.
A further 122 captive-bred live macaques were imported in early 2021 using Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species permits issued in 2020.
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- 2021-22
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- Animal experiments Imports Mauritius Primates Research Science
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- Yes
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