▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Category : C lar ín ▁Group ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Animal ▁Pro ced ures ▁Committee ▁ad vised ▁the ▁British ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁animal ▁testing ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁requirement ▁by ▁the ▁Anim als ▁( S cient ific ▁Pro ced ures ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁( the ▁AS PA ), ▁which ▁mand ated ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 ▁members , ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁chair . ▁The ▁A PC ▁no ▁longer ▁exists ▁as ▁the ▁AS PA ▁has ▁been ▁re vised ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁EU ▁legisl ation . ▁It ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Anim als ▁in ▁Science ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Com position ▁of ▁members ▁The ▁Act ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁had ▁full ▁registration ▁as ▁medical ▁pract ition ers ▁or ▁veter inary ▁sur ge ons , ▁or ▁that ▁they ▁be ▁qualified ▁in ▁a ▁relevant ▁bi ological ▁subject ; ▁that ▁one ▁member ▁be ▁a ▁bar r ister , ▁solic itor , ▁or ▁advoc ate ; ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁half ▁the ▁membership ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁held ▁an ▁animal - testing ▁lic ence ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁years ; ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁should ▁be