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Forced swim test to continue in NSW animal research

                 

State government of New South Wales rejects recommendations of parliamentary animal welfare inquiry

The New South Wales government has decided not to ban the forced swim test and forced inhalation of smoke by animals in the course of research.

The decision by the NSW government has been slammed as “lacklustre” and “disappointing” by animal welfare groups, which said the practices were cruel.

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