We currently have Vivisection labs (i.e. labs that test on live animals) on the Downing Street site, part of Cambridge University, and also on the Addenbrookes site, part of the collegiate and laboratory complex there.

We also still have Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) down the road near Newmarket, whom have been propped up financially by the government since all their overseas shareholders pulled out several years ago, after a sustained international campaign against them by Animal Rights activists.

Despite significant advances in testing and imaging technology over the last few years, there is still an entrenched world view within the scientific community (especially among pharmaceuticals companies) that testing on animals is 'necessary', even though there have been numerous occasions where drugs have been released into the market after extensive animal testing, only to wreak havoc in the Human population.

At 3:00am on Saturday morning, candles were lit in memory of Pat, who passed away at the age of 75 last year.