The announcement comes only days after George Freeman MP, the science minister, told MPs in a debate on animal testing that he would seek funding to promote the use of non-animal testing methods. The UK remains one of Europe’s biggest users of animals in experiments, despite recent YouGov polling carried out for us highlighting that 66% of the public want to see an end date set by government for animal testing. In today’s budget, the UK’s Chancellor’s of the Exchequer stressed the importance of cutting-edge research and innovation but made no reference to much-needed investment in animal-free science.
