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A contentious puppy breeding farm for the animal experiment industry has been given planning permission by the Government. Communities Secretary Greg Clark overturned a planning inspector's refusal to allow a US-owned company to breed beagle puppies for use in drug tests. It will supply the more than 3,000 specially-bred dogs used in laboratories each year.

The National Anti-Vivisection Society has condemned the decision to grant permission for the new farm, calling it a betrayal of the animals, the public and science. The number of dog experiments has declined substantially over the past 10 years, but this regressive decision could see that positive trend reversed. The farm, owned by Yorkshire Evergreen which is part of US firm Marshall BioResources, is currently used for breeding genetically modified mice and as a transit point for imported beagles.