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The charity's report claims many results are little help to developing human medicines and much of the current data is identical to that gained from similar trials decades ago.

Andrew Tyler added: "People readers won't realise their taxes are indirectly paying for tests because the Government funds most research." Animal Aid will hand out information packs in 150 towns on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Animal Defenders International and the National Anti-Vivisection Society are calling on MEPs to back a European test ban.

But Iain Simpson, of Pro-Test, who support animal experiments, said: "Britain's animal testing is the most tightly regulated in the world.

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