Laboratory Animals: Animal Welfare Act Debate

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Ian Paisley

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Laboratory Animals: Animal Welfare Act

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Tue 8th Feb 2022
Westminster Hall
Monday 7th February 2022

(2 years, 9 months ago)

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And if that was your dog?

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During the debate, a series of claims have been made about dogs being bled or force-fed, and I would be more than happy to correspond with Members on the scientific basis for those activities. While I understand that this is a very emotive and difficult issue—these are not pleasant practices that anybody would necessarily enjoy—there are sound, scientific reasons for their being employed. I would be more than happy to correspond with Members to explain how and why.

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