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Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Interference with activities of animal research organisations

53.In July 2004, in the paper “Animal Welfare, Human Rights - Protecting People from Animal Rights Extremists”, the Government announced that it was considering the possibility of making it an offence to cause economic damage to the suppliers of firms or research groups engaged in the legitimate and licensed use of animals for research purposes.

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