Home Secretary Jack Straw has promised to bring in new laws to deal with animal rights extremists. Mr Straw reminded Cabinet that the Labour Government had tightened the rules on animal experiments, particularly in relation to testing of cosmetics. Mr Straw's new measures would include legislation on the use of hate mail and intimidation of employees of controversial companies, he said. Special Reports Factfile Pressure piling up Company spokesman, Jim Baxter, said the nature of the attacks against Huntingdon had changed since activists first began targeting the company 18 months ago. He said 11 cars belonging to employees were firebombed last year, but an attack on a senior member of staff at Christmas was the first on an individual.
Animal testing is required by law before drugs get to market.
85 per cent of them rats and mice and around 0.4 per cent of them cats and dogs.