Ban animal testing for human products and medicines
We demand that the Government bans the use of animal testing/experiments for human medicines and products. This means that animal testing could not be used for new drugs, and other scientific methods would need to be used. We believe modern science can replace animal experiments.
Signatures
16,302
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 16,302/100,000
- 19 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 16,302 signatures
- 11 FEB 2025Government respondedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyGovernment reply
The government does not agree to the proposed ban. The UK still requires data from animal testing to ensure the safety of medicines and products before testing in humans.
Read full response - 29 JAN 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 19 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
Stop killing animals in the name of science. Why test human drugs on rats and dogs? We believe the public is scandalised by the welfare of research animals. Compel all research to be species-specific, evidence based and using modern science. Use modern scientific methods for 100% of the pre-clinical and clinical trial process.