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Animal Experiments: Dogs

Commons · Question 25209 · 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 recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of scientifically validated alternatives to the use of dogs in procedures licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 2026

DSIT’s most recent assessment is set out in its November 2025 strategy, Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. This reports that alternative methods can already replace some uses ...