Discover Animals pet ownership practices, with guides for dogs, cats, birds, aquatics, herps and small animals. The pet guides feature a full list of dog and cat breeds with additional information about breed-specific traits. Discover Animals features a wide range of articles about working animals, animal research, pets and animal training all written by animal experts such as highly experienced researchers, trainers, conservationists and scientists. Their articles are based on scientific studies and analysis which address sensitive animal topics such as invasive species, animal extinctions and animals in agriculture. Discover Animals Discover Animals is an online animal resource created by the National
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and replaced by EU Directive 2010/63/EU In 2002, a Government select committee inquiry described the Act as the "...tightest system of regulation in the world" in relation to the regulation of using animals for research. Prior to ASPA, the use of animals in the UK was regulated by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, which enforced a licensing and inspection system for vivisection. Animal cruelty was previously regulated by the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (now largely repealed) and more recently by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, both of which outlaw the causing of "unnecessary suffering". Specific exemptions apply to