Animal testing: Which ones are used in UK experiments?
The BBC was given access to a medical research facility in 2014Under UK law any new drug being developed must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal - one rodent and one non-rodent.Researchers must state the potential benefits of the project and prove there is no realistic alternative to using the animal.
Chris Magee, head of policy and media for Understanding Animal Research, told Radio 1 Newsbeat:"Research using animals is the reason we have medicines for ourselves and our pets. "A lot of people don't realise that in the UK you cannot use an animal for cosmetics testing - or use an animal if there is another way to do an experiment.
"The experiments mainly use mice and are as kind as they can be, but it is not kind for people to tell medical researchers they cannot do their work when so many people and animals rely on it.
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