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 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, sometimes referred to as ASPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1986 c. 14) passed in 1986, which regulates the use of animals used for research in the UK. The Act permits studies to be conducted using animals for procedures such as breeding genetically modified animals, medical and veterinary advances, education, environmental toxicology and includes procedures requiring vivisection, if certain criteria are met. Revised legislation came into force on January 1, 2013. The original act related to the 1986 EU Directive 86/609/EEC which was updated