Submitted on Friday 15th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make medication free from animal ingredients and animal testing!
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is 35 years old and very out of date. Science has progressed past animal abuse. Please update the ASPA to remove the requirements for animal testing, and ban the inclusion and use of animal ingredients within medications (including vaccinations).
As some companies prove - taking Covid19 vaccines direct to human trials, or using stem cells, cell cultures or "organ on a chip" - there are numerous scientific options for testing which don't require the abuse of animals. Also, cultured alternatives to animal-based ingredients can be used.
"Anti-vaxxers" use animal exploitation as an excuse to avoid essential vaccines. Veganism is becoming more popular. There is a demand for animal free medication and that will only grow in the future.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We already have a petition calling for animal testing to be made illegal in the UK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/314663
You could start a new petition calling for the Government to ban the use of animal ingredients from medication.
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