1. Parliamentary Questions
for algal toxins in shellfish harvesting areas.
For one group of toxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins), a non-animal method of testing has already been introduced to test mussels and accounts for more than 90 per cent. of all
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2. Shocking rise in animal experiments in Scotland
817 amphibians, 193,543 fish, four cats, 442 dogs, 40 new world primates and 370 old world primates used in experiments. Increases occurred in the use of fish (increase of 88,640), rats (increase of 32,114), birds (increase of 6,273) and mice
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3. Torn from the Wild
USA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Management Authority
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Room 212
ARLINGTON, VA 22203-3247
email: managementauthority@fws.gov
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4. BUAV shocked at lack of progress to reduce animal suffering despite governme...
birds up 12% (142,034), and fish up 23% (490,944).
Tests on rats down 9% (305,139), rabbits down 10% (14,833), cats down 32% (187), dogs down 2% (5,782), horses down 5% (8,324). There has been an increase in the re-use of dogs in procedures.
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