Expert: Robin Flynn - 5/10/2006

Question
I would like to know for  a paper i am writing, how many animals were tested on in 2005, (In the United States) and how many of them died.

Answer
HI,

I am unaware of any released or compiled statistics for 2005. I can certainly provide you with the latest stats available. The first link provided below  should give an idea of how many animals were used in experiments. Its important that you realize that many animals are not reported to the government.

Quote from Mercy for animals:
[Estimates of the number of animals tortured and killed annually in U.S. laboratories diverge widely - from 17 to 70 million animals. The Animal Welfare Act requires laboratories to report the number of animals used in experiments, but the Act does not cover mice, rats, and birds (used in some 80 to 90 percent of all experiments). Because these animals are not covered by the Act, they remain uncounted and we can only guess at how many actually suffer and die each year.]

From Humane Society of the US
This link will give you a report from the government. Click on the download pdf
http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/general_information_on_animal_research/a...

I have listed a couple of sites that may help with any additional questions.

http://www.curedisease.com

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/

http://www.stopanimaltests.com

Robin