ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

Early day motion 263, tabled 17 June 2013 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 52 members.

That this House notes the new campaign For Life On Earth which is critical of avoidable experiments on animals; is alarmed that all studies measuring the claimed ability of animals to predict human responses expose a low success rate in the region of 31 per cent; further notes that a success rate in the region of 90 per cent is required by medical practice; further notes that the National Cancer Institute has said that cures for cancer have been lost because studies in rodents have been believed; and calls for properly moderated scientific public debates on the misleading results and bad science of animal experiments.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.