UK Home Office Just Defended Animal Testing

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Animal Rising has published a critique of the UK government’s defense of animal testing, following an open letter calling for the closure of MBR Acres—the UK’s only dog-breeding facility for laboratories. The letter, signed by over 50 cross-party MPs, public figures, and organizations, demanded the facility’s closure and the safe rehoming of its beagles.

Key Highlights

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• Over 50 cross-party MPs, public figures, and organizations signed the open letter.
• The UK government allocated £75 million for alternative methods, but at least £1 billion of publicly funded research remains tied to animal use annually: The government is backing the wrong science.
• In 2024, 2.64 million scientific procedures involved living animals in the UK.

Statements

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Where animals must still be used, it is only because no validated non-animal method exists.

— UK Home Office statement
A position increasingly being challenged by scientists and peer-reviewed literature.

About the Organizations

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Animal Rising is a campaign group focused on protecting animals, restoring nature, and tackling the climate crisis.

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The Home Office Just Defended Animal Testing. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.