Shellfish: Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 70381 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Yasmin Qureshi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to amend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to include decapod crustaceans.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 10 Sep 2025
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which provides a framework for animal protection and welfare. Defra is building an evidence base for considering if decapods should have greater ...