The above question was asked to the It-Your-Vote community.
We provided additional information for the question which was:
"Animal testing is where animals are used to test the development of a product (eg. medicine, cosmetic or other purpose), in order to make sure that the product is safe for humans to use. Is this an important stage for trialling new products or is it cruel for the animals involved and should only be carried out in extreme cases (ie medical breakthroughs). ".
The available answers for this questions were:
1. No view
2. Yes - it is cruel and animals should never be used
3. Yes - but only for important medical research and not anything else
4. No - it is not cruel if it helps develop safer products
The winning answer was "Yes - but only for important medical research and not anything else" with 68.42% of the total vote.
| Answer | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No view | 0% |
| Yes | 26.31% |
| Yes-Medical only | 68.42% |
| No | 5.26% |
| Answer | Male % | Female % | Total % |
|---|---|---|---|
| No view | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yes | 15.78% | 10.52% | 26.31% |
| Yes-Medical only | 36.84% | 31.57% | 68.42% |
| No | 5.26% | 0% | 5.26% |
| Answer | England | Scotland | Wales Votes | Northern Ireland | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No view | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yes | 21.05% | 0% | 5.26% | 0% | 26.31% |
| Yes-Medical only | 26.31% | 15.78% | 0% | 26.31% | 68.42% |
| No | 5.26% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.26% |
