Conditions for animals in Britain's research laboratories fall short of new Europe-wide guidelines which came into force last month. These deficiencies contrast with the government's frequent claim that Britain has the strictest animal welfare regulations in the world.
Widespread violations of the new guidelines have been highlighted by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research which funds non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments. It says university labs tend to be the worst offenders.
See the rest of this Peter Tatchell article at
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/peter_tatchell/2007/07/mans_inhumanity_to_animals.html
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