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Animal Experiments: Dogs

Commons · Question 25208 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of beagles bred, (b) the number used in regulated procedures, (c) the number euthanised before use in regulated procedures, (d) the reasons reco

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Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 2026

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, licensed establishments must maintain records of the source, use and final disposal of all protected animals bred, kept or used at the establishment for regulated activity. These records must be availabl...