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Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
New projects to move UK science away from animal testing
Precision bred organisms: application guidance
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Find out when to test vaccinated animals and how to get private testing.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
This series brings together all documents relating to Animals in science statistics
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
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