Animal Experiments at 25 Year High in the UK | Care2 Causes

care2.com 11 Jul '12, 8pm

Animal Experiments at 25 Year High in the UK | Care2 Causes

The latest figures released by the Home Office in its annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals report show the number of animal experiments performed in the UK are at the highest they’ve been in 25 years, with a rise of 68,100 procedures in the last year alone. The statistics, of course, don’t mention what exactly happened to these animals or how much they suffered, only which species were used and what percentage of experiments were mild, moderate or severe. Tests involving cats went up 26 percent, pigs 37 percent, birds 14 percent and fish 15 percent. Testing of rats was down by 11 percent, guinea pigs by 16 percent and dogs by 21 percent. The number of experiments being done on primates also declined. Troy Seidle, Director of Research & Toxicology for Humane Society International/UK, called the report “deeply depressing news for science, medical prog...

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İngiltere'de uygulanan hayvan deneylerinin sayısı son 25 yılın zirvesinde. Bu deneyler içinde kanser tedavisi... [link]
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