Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2021
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
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This report details information on the regulated scientific procedures involving living animals carried out in the calendar year, including number of procedures, species and genetic status of animals, and purpose and severity of procedures. For more information see the ‘User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals’.
If you have any queries about this release, please email HOAIStatisticalTransformation@homeoffice.gov.uk.
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Last updated 17 November 2022 + show all updates
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Corrections slip has been added to both PDF versions, and HTML version has been updated with the correction. Correction covers a change in definition of non-human primate generation, and colony status, as well as a correction in the 10 year comparison for use of dogs in procedures. Ad hoc data on non-human primates used in experimental procedures for the first time also released.
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Updated 'Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2021: data tables'.
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First published.