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answer date	2016-03-10
min ddp created	2016-01-13T23:57:28.920Z
max date	2016-05-23
answer › answering member printed	Karen Bradley
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department%2C with reference to Table 1 in her Department%27s publication%2C Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2014%2C HC 511%2C what aspects of the preservation of the species were the 22 experiments on cats were designed to assist.

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07/03/2016

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Animal Experiments: Cats

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Table 1 in her Department's publication, Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2014, HC 511, what aspects of the preservation of the species were the 22 experiments on cats were designed to assist.

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Luton North

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Kelvin Hopkins

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10/03/2016

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The 22 cats used for the preservation of the species in the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2014 were involved in a project on the genetic status and health of Scottish wildcats. The Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) was once found across the British mainland but is now confined to the Scottish Highlands. The key aims were to:• Undertake a targeted survey of Scottish wildcats and domestic feral cats in key areas in Scotland• Assess the genetic purity of Scottish wildcats and degree of interbreeding with domestic feral cats• Assess the health of both the Scottish wildcat and domestic feral cat populationTo do this, wildcats and feral domestic cats were humanely trapped and given a full health check under general anaesthesia which included the taking of a blood sample to assess the genetic purity of the wildcat as well as to look for evidence of infectious disease in both. All animals were then immediately released back into the wild.The findings of this study are being used to establish much needed baseline information which will inform key conservation management decisions for the Scottish wildcat in order to protect the population. The influence of feral domestic cats, both through interbreeding with wildcats and transmission of infectious diseases that may contribute to wildcat population decline, is being used to inform feral cat management and control programmes in wildcat areas, and may lead to specific disease control measures such as targeted vaccination.

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Staffordshire Moorlands

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Karen Bradley

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10/03/2016 11:09:30

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