Motion text
That this House applauds the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, enshrining in law the ability of animals to experience joy and feel suffering and pain; notes the science-based campaign For Life On Earth, with its Beagle Ambassador, rescued laboratory dog Betsy; is shocked to see the continuing harrowing exposés that show thousands of laboratory dogs being intensively bred in the UK, underlining the consequences of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022; notes that scientists in the wider scientific community, outside of the animal-based research sector, acknowledge the failure of animal testing in the search for human treatments and cures, and that those experts include pharmaceutical industry scientists, an Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal, the US-based National Cancer Institute, which states cures for cancer have been lost because studies in rodents were believed, and the Food and Drug Administration, which states that nine-out-of-ten new medicines fail to pass human trials because animals cannot predict responses in humans; further notes Doctors Greek and Shanks' Trans-Species Modelling Theory, founded upon the theory of evolution, which explains why animals fail as predictive models of humans; and calls on the Government to mandate a rigorous public scientific hearing, judged by independent experts from the relevant science fields, to cease the funding of the now-proven failed practice of animal experimentation and increase funding for state-of-the-art human-based research, such as human-on-a-chip and gene-based medicine, to prioritise treatments and cures for human patients, and stop the suffering of innocent laboratory dogs and other animals.
Signatures (42)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 November 2023
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2023
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
9 November 2023
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2023
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
9 November 2023
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
10 November 2023
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
10 November 2023
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
10 November 2023
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
10 November 2023
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
13 November 2023
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 November 2023
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 November 2023
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
14 November 2023
Knight, Sir Greg
Conservative
Signed on
14 November 2023
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 November 2023
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 November 2023
Duffield, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
22 November 2023
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 November 2023
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
30 November 2023
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 November 2023
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
30 November 2023
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
30 November 2023
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
4 December 2023
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on
4 December 2023
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
1 December 2023
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
1 December 2023
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
4 December 2023
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 December 2023
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 December 2023
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
6 December 2023
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
7 December 2023
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.