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Key Points

• More than 2.7 million live animal experiments were authorised in Great Britain in 2002. This number has halved in the last 30 years.

• Around the world, animals are used to test products ranging from shampoo to new cancer drugs.

• British law requires that any new drug must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal. One must be a large non-rodent.

• UK regulations are considered some of the most rigorous in the world — the Animals Act of 1986 insists that no animal experiments be conducted if there is a realistic alternative.

• Almost every medical treatment you use has been tested on animals. Animals were also used to develop anesthetics to prevent human pain and suffering during surgery.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/animalexperiments/

Responda em português.

Cite uma exigência feita no Reino Unido em relação a pesquisas com animais.