Cruelty Free International hosted a parliamentary reception in Westminster to call on the new UK Government to end the secrecy surrounding animal experiments
The event hosted by Sir David Amess MP was attended by numerous cross-party MPs, business leaders and Cruelty Free International team members, as well as some of our most committed supporters.
Speeches were made by Cruelty Free International Chief Executive Michelle Thew and Maurice Frankel, Director of the UK Campaign for Freedom of Information. Maurice was instrumental in the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act.
Every year tens of millions of animals are used in experiments around the world. But the public knows very little about what happens in animal research laboratories - or why. The law stops any information being shared about animal experiment licences, even when they are funded by public money. It’s a shameful secret that this multi-million dollar industry wants to keep hidden.