§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that all breeders of laboratory animals are accredited by the Medical Research Council.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo. We do not think that legislation to achieve what is suggested would be justified or necessary. Dogs bred for sale to laboratories have the protection of the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973, and all captive animals that of the Protection of Animals Act.