The number of procedures on animals decreased by 4% to 3.8 million
· Mice, fish, rats and birds account for over 96% of all experiments
· Dog and primate use falls to 40 year low
The government today released its annual statistics on the number of animals used in scientific, medical and veterinary research in 2017. The figures show that 3,789,373 procedures were conducted in Great Britain in 2017, 3.7% fewer than in 2016.
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