Hello everyone,

You may not be aware that Europe is trying to force the UK to allow experiments on domestic animals. The government is holding a consultation on this, but it has not been well advertised.

I have just set up an e-petition on the new Government e-petition site and we need 100,000 signatures, but at the moment, I have three. I would really appreciate it if you would please circulate this email and encourage everyone you know to sign it.

My petition can be found at: Do not let Europe force us to allow experiments on domestic animals - e-petitions It points to the Home Office consultation documents and I sincerely hope that you will also wish to respond to that too.

The consultation closes on 5 September. I have just checked several of the leading animal charity websites and only one is highlighting either the consultation or the possibility that if animal experiments on domestic animals are allowed this could lead to an increase in puppy and kitten farms with animals being bred specifically for the laboratory and it is not inconceivable that as there are more animals being rejected by their owners than there are places in rehoming centres, that strays could end up in laboratories rather than being destroyed if they cannot be rehomed!

My petition is below. For more information please also read the Daily Express article: Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Other Sport :: The Eriksson years ... ts-says-EU

You may also be interested in signing the petition entitled: "Prosecute the Essex abattoir staff caught on camera for animal cruelty" which you can find at: Prosecute the Essex abattoir staff caught on camera for animal cruelty - e-petitions

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KJ, there is already a petition running for the issue of testing on domestic animals - please see this link for Pet News over in General.

Europe wants us to experiment on domestic pets.

I signed this petition yesterday. Are you able to join up with the other petition in order to present a larger quota of signatures rather than risk both being smaller and possibly having duplicated sigs on....????

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its not mine, I was just asked to cross post it I was mean't to do it last week but with dealing with the 60 plus cats/kittens in a one bedroom flat I didn't have time to do it until today

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It appears to be the same petition.

I've signed it.

Then it is probably the same one!

I also think you're a star (again!!) for doing what you do to help the little furry beasties.

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You are up to 34 now - I'll see if anyone at work will sign

i signed for me and my oh, signed the slaughterhouse cruelty petition for us both aswell.

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"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

thank you all(hugs)

Donna I need another at least 10 of me to get everything I need to do quicker lol

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As a rule, I don't agree with cloning but on this occasion I might need to make an exception.......

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lol

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