In article , Malcolm
writes

In article , ANC
Webmaster writes
Outraged animal welfare groups accused the British government of breaking
its election pledge to end cruelty to animals, after newly published
statistics this month revealed that animal experiments in the UK have
reached a record high.

http://www.anc.org/laboratory/labora...r=2003_0806_te
sts

Yes, indeed, not a happy situation, but is the following statement from
your website backed up by any figures?

"In practical terms, the four percent increase in experiments in 2002
means that scientists subjected 300 more dogs, cats, horses and mice to
experimental procedures each day, than they had done in previous years."

The statement released by the Home Office says: "In 2002, according to
the statistics, 2.29 million experiments were carried out on rats, mice
and rabbits; 191,000 on fish, 136,000 on birds, and 27,300 on dogs,
cats, horses or monkeys."

I would therefore be grateful if you could post the figures which show
that the 4% increase applies equally across the board to all the
animals mentioned. I would hate it if you had added "dogs, cats,
horses" to "mice" if you didn't actually know whether the 4% increase
was applicable to them all, but perhaps only, or mainly, to mice, which
with rats and rabbits, are involved in 84% of the total number of
experiments.

I seek your reassurance on this point.

Two days later and I'd still like an answer, please, or don't you bother
to read any responses made to your statements?

--
Malcolm


Dur hey, those posts are crossposted to a good number of animal groups. The
person posting probably never reads this group.

Sherry