ANIMALS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A REPORT BY THE AEBC

DRAFT OF 26 FEB 2002

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CONTENTS                                                                                     

PART 1          INTRODUCTION

PART 2          SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PART 3:        THE METHOD AND SCOPE OF OUR WORK

PART 3.1                   Our purpose

PART 3.2                   Our method

PART 3.3                   Present and future biotechnology applications to animals

PART 3.4                   Society’s relationships with and attitudes to animals

PART 3.5                   The present regulatory framework

PART 3.6                   Emerging findingsImplications

PART 4          WHAT SHOULD A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK DO?

PART 5 OUR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PART 5.1                   On legislation

PART 5.2                   On advisory bodies

PART 5.3                   On monitoring and enforcement

PART 5.4                   On responsibilities within government

PART 6          SOME OBSERVATIONS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH

ANNEX A      Conclusions of Breakwell literature review on research in the UK on public attitudes to biotechnology with animals

PART 6.1  The present legislative framework

PART 6.2   Advisory bodies

PART 6.3  Monitoring and enforcement

PART 6.4     Responsibilities within Government

ANNEX AB Digest of Macnaghten report on contemporary UK public attitudes and sensibilities towards animals  Executive summary of the MORI report on the AEBC reference group on animals and biotechnology