A petition containing 1.5 million signatures asking
Government to produce a road map to
end animal testing, was submitted to
10 Downing Street this lunchtime.
Caroline Lucas MEP, leader of the
Green Party submitted the proposal as part of an all-party delegation organised by
animal welfare group
Uncaged.
The UK Government is currently seeking the view of the public on animal research ahead of discussions with other governments over new
European Union regulation.
Uncaged, the organisation responsible for collecting the signatures, claimed today's petition to be the
largest animal welfare petition in British history.
The Uncaged petition cites moral and scientific reasons to work towards eliminating
animal experiments. Since 2001 Britain has increased its annual number of animal experiments to over 3 million.
Dr Lucas said:
"Uncaged's hugely popular petition demonstrates that the public want targeted, positive action from the Government to make animal testing history."
Submitted by: Steve O'Malley
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