Ask your MP to push for delivery of the UK Replacing Animals in Science strategy

Why it's urgent

The report gives no fixed closing date. Cruelty Free International says deadlines on key commitments are in danger of being missed, so it asks MPs to keep up pressure now.

The strategy

Cruelty Free International asks MPs to hold the government to its published commitments and timetable. One message from one constituent is a small input, but it adds to the pressure for on-time delivery.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Huge

Guess: about 2 to 3 million animals a year are used in UK scientific procedures, based on general knowledge of Home Office statistics, since the report gives no figure.

Severity: Moderate

Faster delivery of replacement commitments would reduce procedures over time, an indirect improvement for each animal.

Chance of success: Plausible

The government has published a strategy with commitments, but the report says some deadlines are at risk, so the outcome could go either way.

Your difference: Moderate

An individual message to an MP is one of many, so it is a useful but modest contribution to a campaign.