European opinion poll
An opinion poll, recently carried out in February and March 2009 in six EU Member States (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the Czech Republic) on behalf of the ECEAE by leading pollsters YouGov shows overwhelming public support for major bans on animal testing:
81% of people surveyed agree or strongly agree the new law should prohibit all experiments causing pain or suffering to primates
79% of people agree or strongly agree the new law should prohibit all experiments on animals which do not relate to serious or life-threatening human conditions
84% of people surveyed agree or strongly agree the new law should prohibit all experiments causing severe pain or suffering to any animal
80% of people agree or strongly agree all information about animal experiments should be publicly available, except information which is confidential and information which would identify researchers or where they work
73% of people disagree or strongly disagree that the new law should permit experiments causing pain or suffering to cats
77% of people disagree or strongly disagree that the new law should permit experiments causing pain or suffering to dogs
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,111 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 24th - 26th February 2009. The survey was carried out online.
