Animal Experiments: Dogs

Home Office written question – answered at on 12 September 2017.

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Photo of Lisa Cameron Lisa Cameron Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what breeds of dogs were used in the 325 experiments (basic and applied research) listed in the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2016, as being carried out on other breeds; and what those dogs were used for.

Photo of Ben Wallace Ben Wallace Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

Breeds of dogs reported include Beagles, Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen and Jack Russell Terrier. These animals were used in nutrition and dentistry studies, the investigation of physiology, natural disease and its prevention.

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