Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Switch: Boost steps to end the use of animals in scientific and medical research
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106 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition calls on the Government to take the necessary steps - e.g., regulatory change, much greater funding for the development, validation, education and training of replacement science - to end the use of animals in scientific and medical research.
Every year the UK animal research industry experiments on around 3 million animals. These experiments can cause pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm, including on mice, hamsters, rabbits, cats, dogs, horses and monkeys.
Exposing sentient beings to such suffering is said to be essential for the development of medicines, vaccines and safety techniques because "there is no alternative". But there are alternatives, lots of them (organ-on-chips, organoids, animal free antibodies). Time to switch.
Exposing sentient beings to such suffering is said to be essential for the development of medicines, vaccines and safety techniques because "there is no alternative". But there are alternatives, lots of them (organ-on-chips, organoids, animal free antibodies). Time to switch.
Timeline
| 10 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
106
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
10 Feb 2023
Closed
10 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.