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 (76)
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
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
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
12 December 2023
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
12 December 2023
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 December 2023
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 December 2023
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
12 December 2023
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
12 December 2023
Hosie, Stewart
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 December 2023
McDonald, Andy
Independent
Signed on
12 December 2023
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 December 2023
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
13 December 2023
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 December 2023
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
18 December 2023
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2023
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
19 December 2023
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
15 January 2024
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 January 2024
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 January 2024
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2024
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 January 2024
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2024
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 February 2024
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
2 February 2024
Osamor, Kate
Labour
Signed on
5 February 2024
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 February 2024
Dyke, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
19 February 2024
Flynn, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 February 2024
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on
19 February 2024
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
4 March 2024
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 March 2024
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 April 2024
Foord, Richard
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 April 2024
Morgan, Helen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
7 May 2024
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on
13 May 2024
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
16 May 2024
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 May 2024
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.