Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2025
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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We are aware of an issue with this release relating to missing wording on “Applied research” purposes and are looking into correcting it. Once the issue is resolved, we will publish a revision as quickly as possible. All text is factually accurate and the published tables are complete. The relevant figures can be found in Table 3.1 and 3.2.
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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We are aware of an issue with this release relating to missing wording on "Applied research" purposes and are looking to correct it as soon as possible.
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First published.