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Urge East Riding Council to Reject Application for New Beagle Breeding Unit

Date: 2011-05-24

More than 4,000 beagles suffered and died in experiments in the UK in 2009, and tens of thousands more were used worldwide. A company which sells beagles into the vivisection trade has recently applied for planning permission to build a new facility in Yorkshire. Please write to the local council and ask them to refuse permission.

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