A story in the Daily Mail led me to a Government website, which is advertising a consultation as to whether they should allow experiments on domestic pets.

As a result, I have just set up a Government e-petition, which includes a link to the consultation paper: Do not let Europe force us to allow experiments on domestic animals - e-petitions

I do hope you will sign this petition and circulate it to your friends. Please also submit a view to the Home Office.

If enough people do sign the petition and comment, the Government are likely to oppose the idea. If nobody objects, then in a year or two's time we might find puppy farms being set up to breed cats and dogs for experiments.

The consultation paper can be found at: Animal testing consultation | Home Office

Have signed-and will pass on to friends
good luck -hope lots of P.F members sign
really need signatures-only 27 so far
this cannot go ahead!!!
Maureen

May I suggest that this petition be put into General Chat, Dog Chat & Cat Chat to ensure that a broad spectrum of Forum members get to see it.

I only happened to find it tucked away here by chance........

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Ive signed it.

Signed it.

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As in your other thread; where does it say that Europe wants to force us to experiment on domestic pets?

Thanks to everyone who has signed the petition.

There is a link on the actual petition to the consultation page. You need to click on that link and it will take you to the Home Office page and the consultation documents.

I have emailed most of the big animal charities about this. The only one who replied was the Battersea Dogs Home. They said they will be replying to the consultation. The deadline is early September.

You would have thought that all of the charities would have been publicising the consultation so it would be meaningful....

Sue

I did click on the links - can you advise where it states that the UK will be forced to experiment on domestic pets?

This is copied from the link .....

"The government is asking you to have your say on how EU rules on testing are introduced in the UK.

An EU Directive on animal testing regulations will strengthen the protection of animals used in scientific procedures across Europe.

The UK already has very high standards of protection in this area, but wants your views on how best to incorporate provisions into our existing legislation.

Highest standards
Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone said: 'The government welcomes this new Directive which strengthens the protection of animals used in scientific procedures in the EU and promotes work to "Replace, Reduce and Refine" the use of animals in research.
'We expect and require the highest standards in animal research in the UK. I want to ensure we transpose the Directive in the best possible way for us; that is why I am launching this consultation today.

'I would like the general public, the research community and those working on the welfare and protection of animals used in scientific procedures to give us their views on the options for transposition.' "

From what I have read so far (not alot granted so would be grateful if someone could exoplain if I am misunderstanding) but this appears to be tightening up existing laws regarding the use of animals in scientific procedures ..... so are you against that? I'm confused!!!

I tend to assume anything in the Daily Mail is a work of fiction.
So no, I`m not signing until I get confirmation it`s true from a reputable source.

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Here is the link to the proposal http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...33:0079:EN:PDF

I'm amazed that people are against a new directive that is in fact tightening up existing laws for all EU countries. This will improve the lives of many animals used in research