In 2019, U.s. government statistics put the number of laboratory animals used in research at 797,546, an increment of two.ii% from 2018. This includes both public and private institutions. These statistics do not include all animals as most mice, rats, and fish are not covered by the Animal Welfare Act – though they are still covered by other regulations that protect animal welfare. We likewise have not included the 137,225 animals which were kept in research facilities in 2019 just were not involved in whatever research studies.

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The statistics show that 53% of research is on republic of guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits, while ten% is on dogs or cats and 9% on not-man primates. In the Uk, where mice, rats, fish and birds are counted in the annual statistics, over 96% of research is on rodents, birds and fish. Across the Eu, which measures fauna utilize slightly differently, 93% of research is on species not counted under the Animal Welfare Deed (AWA). If similar proportions were applied the U.s.a., the full number of vertebrates used in research in the The states would be betwixt 12 and 24 million, nevertheless, there are no published statistics to confirm this. Given the assumptions made to a higher place on the number of other species used, it is likely that dogs, cats and non-human primates together account for 1% or less of the animals used in research every yr.

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Of the animal species covered under the Brute Welfare Human action, 66% were involved in experiments where they experienced no hurting and therefore no anesthesia was required, 28% were involved in procedures where they experienced some hurting and/or required anesthesia and 6% of all animals experiences some pain only no anesthesia was provided considering it would interfere with the experimental purpose.

Click to enlarge. The statistical data totals for all pain categories (797,406) do not match the total number of animals (797,546). The USDA has previously issued corrections to their reports and it is likely that they will do then again.

Government statistics evidence that the employ of non-rodent animals has been failing over the by two decades. Since 1985 the use of animals has more halved in the US. This includes a subtract in the number of dogs from over 200,000 in 1979, to effectually 58,000 in 2019. Some of this decrease is likely to reflect a movement towards the apply of genetically modified mice.

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Allow us put the number of animals used in perspective. Scientists in the US use approximately 12-24 million animals in research, of which merely less than 1 million are not rats, mice, birds or fish. We use fewer animals in research than the number of ducks eaten per year in this country. Nosotros consume over 1800 times the number of pigs than the number used in research. We eat over 340 chickens for each animal used in a research facility, and virtually 9,000 chickens for every animal used in research covered by the Animate being Welfare Deed. For every animal used in enquiry, it is estimated that xiv more are killed on our roads.

USDA Annual Reports on Animal Usage in Inquiry:

  • 2018 USDA Annual Study on Creature Usage in Research
  • 2017 USDA Annual Report on Animal Usage in Enquiry
  • 2016 USDA Almanac Study on Animal Usage in Research
  • 2015 USDA Annual Report on Creature Usage in Research
  • 2014 USDA Annual Report on Animal Usage in Research
  • 2013 USDA Annual Report on Brute Usage in Enquiry
  • 2012 USDA Almanac Report on Brute Usage in Research
  • 2011 USDA Almanac Report on Animate being Usage in Research
  • 2010 USDA Almanac Study on Animal Usage in Enquiry
  • 2009 USDA Annual Report on Brute Usage in Research
  • 2008 USDA Annual Written report on Animal Usage in Research
  • 2007 USDA Annual Report on Animal Usage in Research
  • 2006 USDA Annual Report on Brute Usage in Research
  • 2005 USDA Annual Study on Animal Usage in Enquiry
  • 2004 USDA Annual Written report on Fauna Usage in Research
  • 2003 USDA Annual Report on Creature Usage in Research
  • 2002 USDA Annual Report on Animal Usage in Inquiry

*If you have the 2007 report, please contact united states. All reports before 2007 include species totals for all years back to 1973.