The majority (71 per cent) of experimental procedures that used dogs were for regulatory procedures designed to test the safety of products and devices for human medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Procedures for creating and breeding decreased by 10 per cent, while experimental procedures fell by 4 per cent. Cats, dogs, horses and primates are all classified as specially protected species and account for 1 per cent (18,000) of experimental procedures. Understanding Animal Research, which promotes openness about animal research, released data showing 10 organisations account for nearly half of animal research in Britain. In 2014 the way the animal procedures are measured changed to look at procedures that had concluded, and not those that had been started.

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2019 17:15 UTC