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07
Nov 2022
Animal rights activists march through Harrogate to Labcorp
Animal rights protestors marched from Harrogate town centre to Labcorp yesterday to protest against animal testing.
American-owned Labcorp, formerly known as Covance, has tested medicine on animals at Harlow Hill since the 1970s.
The company says this helps to develop life-saving and life-enhancing medicines for diseases including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Demonstrators from Vivisection Exposed gave out leaflets, held placards and banners and used a microphone to spread their messages in the town centre at noon yesterday.
Protesting in the town centre.
At 2pm they walked along Cold Bath Road and up Otley Road to Labcorp's buildings.
Activist Jane Rose said:
One of the placards at the demo.
Ms Rose said many people in Harrogate didn't know Labcorp existed or thought it had shut down. She added:
Labcorp employs about 1,400 people in Harrogate, has 170 study rooms and has 15 PhD students working there.
The Stray Ferret approached Labcorp for comment but has not had a reply.
The company previously said it takes “very seriously” the ethical and regulatory responsibilities to treat research animals with the “greatest care and respect”. It added testing new drugs on animals “is the right thing to do”.
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