UK: Animal testing hits a 14-year high

Activists' backlash expected as number of experiments rises to 2.9 million

The number of scientific experiments on animals has risen to a 14-year high, the Home Office will announce tomorrow.

Scientists carried out thousands more tests on animals last year, with the total reaching 2.91 million laboratory experiments, the highest since 1992. Despite bitter opposition from animal rights protesters, almost 60,000 more experiments were carried out during 2005 compared with the previous year.

The government will defend the 2 per cent increase by insisting that such tests are vital for medical advances....

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