"The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major safety tests by the end of this year and cutting the use of dogs and non-human primates in tests for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030."
"Lord Vallance told BBC News that he wants to re-ignite the fast downward trend by replacing animal testing with experiments on animal tissues grown from stem cells, AI, and computer simulations. Asked by BBC News if he could envisage a world where animal tests were "near zero", he said: "I think that is possible, it's not possible anytime soon, the idea that we can eliminate animal use in the foreseeable future, I don't think is there.""
Government plans set targets to phase out many animal tests, replacing some major safety tests with human-cell methods by the end of 2025 and reducing use of dogs and non-human primates in human medicine testing by at least 35% by 2030. Animal experiments fell from 4.14 million in 2015 to 2.88 million by 2020, then plateaued. The strategy emphasizes alternatives such as animal tissues grown from stem cells, artificial intelligence, and computer simulations to accelerate further declines. Science leadership expresses optimism that use can approach near-zero over time while acknowledging the change will not be immediate.
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