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Animal Sentience Committee letter regarding the policy paper 'Replacing animals in science'.

Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee regarding the 'Replacing animals in science' policy paper.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 January 2026

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Animal Sentience Committee letter regarding the policy paper 'Replacing animals in science'

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The Animal Sentience Committee sent this letter to the EFRA committee on 18 December 2025.

It sets out their initial thoughts on the recently published policy paper ‘Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods.’

You can read more about the work of the Animal Sentience Committee.

Published 20 January 2026