Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 11U.K.Stray and feral animals of domestic species

1.Stray and feral animals of domestic species shall not be used in procedures.

2.The competent authorities may only grant exemptions from paragraph 1 subject to the following conditions:

(a)there is an essential need for studies concerning the health and welfare of the animals or serious threats to the environment or to human or animal health; and

(b)there is scientific justification to the effect that the purpose of the procedure can be achieved only by the use of a stray or a feral animal.