July 27, 2010

animals scientific procedures inspectorate: annual report and statistical report

Speakers:
Dr Judy MacArthur Clark, Chief Inspector, Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate
Prof Allan Bradley, Director Emeritus, Sanger Centre
Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, Head of Division, National Institute for Medical Research
John Richmond, Head of Division, HOME Office

In what is now an annual event, the SMC invited the Home Office to announce the numbers of animals used in research in 2009 and to publish their inspection report, while leading scientists who use animals in their research reacted to the figures and put them into the context of scientific developments.