TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMALS USED: 310,287

THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS WHO DIED: 106,739

PURPOSES

Animals were used in the following ways in 2014:

• Basic biological research: 75,334
• Veterinary research: 59,624
• Teaching: 52,534
• Animal husbandry research: 47,698
• Medical research: 29,976
• Testing: 21,082
• Environmental management research: 15,163
• Species conservation: 6,114
• Other: 2,497
• Production of biological agents: 199
• Development of alternatives: 66

TYPES OF ANIMALS

The following animals were used in 2014:

• Amphibia: 771
• Birds: 31,588
• Cats: 728
• Cattle: 75,496
• Cephalopods/crustaceans: 4,756
• Deer: 25,058
• Dogs: 1,006
• Fish: 40,555
• Goats: 3,176
• Guinea pigs: 1,864
• Horses/donkeys: 237
• Marine mammals: 843
• Mice: 58,379
• Pigs: 724
• Possums: 3,983
• Rabbits: 1,445
• Rats: 11,807
• Reptiles: 325
• Sheep: 44,745
• Misc. species: 2,801

ORGANISATION TYPE

The following types of organisations used animals in 2014:

• Universities: 120,445
• Commercial organisations: 105,859
• Crown Research Institutes: 50,657
• Other (commercial medical research, individuals etc.): 16,975
• Government departments: 8,103
• Polytechnics: 5,800
• Schools: 2,448