Richard E Grant has joined calls to ban a controversial form of animal testing after writing a scathing letter to a university demanding an end to the "horrific" practice. The Hollywood star has waded into the row over forced swim experiments on rats which has seen universities facing growing ethical outrage.
The test involves putting the rodents into inescapable beakers of water and then timing how long they struggle to swim before floating to the top to survive. The Withnail & I, Doctor Who and Star Wars actor has now penned a letter slamming the University of Bristol and urging them to stop the "cruel" tests.
BAFTA-winning actor Grant, 65, who is appearing at the Bristol Hippodrome theatre this week, has now joined PETA in calling for an end to the rodent behavioural test. He said: “My career has taken me everywhere from Penrith to a galaxy far, far away.
