In December 2005, the UK-based Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA), and the Animal Procedures Committee (APC), completed a pilot study to “assess the feasibility of collecting and ...

CRUK recognises that horses, cats, dogs and non-human primates (NHP) are designated as SPS under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, as amended, due to public concerns regarding their use in ...

Licences are permitted under the 1986 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act only when there is no non-animal alternative, the expected benefits outweigh the effects on the animals, and the number of ...

Home Office Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. London. Canadian Council on Animal Care (1993). Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Vol. 1. Ottawa, Ontario: CCAC. Reinhardt, V.; ...

According to figures obtained by Merseyside Animal Rights, and shared with the ECHO, a total of 14,112 procedures on animals took place in 2024. ... (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 last year.

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 regulates the use of protected animals in any experimental or other scientific procedure that may cause pain, suffering, ...

According to the figures, the most commonly experimented on animals were mice, with 8,390 procedures being carried out under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 last year. This was ...