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Statistics

Procedures involving animals licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) during the period 1 January to 31 December 2023:

Species Number of Procedures
Rabbit 90
Mouse 161
Rat 4

A breakdown by species of the number of procedures classified as sub-threshold, mild, moderate, severe or non-recovery according to the Home Office’s classification system:

Species Sub-threshold Mild Moderate Severe Non-recovery
Rabbit 0 90 0 0 0
Mouse 32 78 51 0 0
Rat 0 0 4 0 0

View statistics from previous years.