Animal Experiments in 2021

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Dear Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I
am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I request to know the
information for the year 2021 (01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021).

1. Did your university conduct experiments on animals in the year 2021?
2. How many animals were used in experiments(species & number of each)?
3. How many animals were bred on the premises (species & number of each)?
4. What was the nature and outcome of these experiments?
5. What are the Home Office licence classifications for these experiments in
terms of pain, lasting harm, etc. if classified (species & number of each)?
6. Were the animals used for medical or non-medical research?
7. Which departments of your university were or are engaged in such research?
8. How many animals were killed without being used for experiments (species &
a number of each)?
9. How many animals were rehomed (species & number of each)?
10. Of those that were not re-homed, why not?
11. Does the university receive an income for performing animal research?
12. Does the university incur any costs by performing animal research?
13. Were there more non-animal research methods used than animal methods?
14. Which non-animal research methods are available at the university?

If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to
it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20 working
days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing
that you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,
Wendy Park

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Dear Wendy,

Please find the University's response to your request for information attached.

Best wishes,

Queen Margaret University
Musselburgh
East Lothian, EH21 6UU

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Dear Freedom of Information Act,

Thank you for your reply. Great to hear you do not use animals in research.

You asked for clarification for my question #14.

14. Which non-animal research methods are available at the university?
We are unable to respond to your request because it is not clear what information you require.
Please could you clarify what you mean by ‘non-animal research methods’?
If possible, please provide clarification within 20 working days, that is by 17 February 2023.

If the QMU used animals in the past, which non-animal methods are now used in place of animals eg. 3D printing, organ-on-a-chip?

Yours sincerely,
Wendy Park

Freedom of Information Act, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Dear Wendy,

Thank you for the clarification.

The University has not used animals for research in the past and does not use non-animal methods, such as the examples you have provided, now.

Best wishes,

Queen Margaret University
Musselburgh
East Lothian, EH21 6UU

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