More than 90,000 animals were used for testing in Irish laboratories in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). The study comes as animal rights groups continue to call for alternative ways to test medicines. In its annual report, the HPRA said mice were the most commonly used species for tests, at 72%, while rats, pigs, and sheep were also experimented on. The total number of uses of animals in testing overall was 92,939, while some animals were tested on more than once.
Archive for category: Irish Animal Statistics
93,000 animals used in experiments last year
Dogs, cats and rabbits were among almost 93,000 animals used for research and scientific experiments in Ireland last year, according to newly released figures. It represents a decrease of over 23 per cent compared to 2021. However, there was a notable rise in the number of dogs, cats, rabbits and horses used in lab tests last year. The most frequently used animals in 2022 were mice, around 50,000 of which are understood to have been used in lethal experiments intended to test the strength of cosmetic botox.
2022 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
The IAVS condemns the grim toll of almost 93,000 animals in Irish vivisection labs during 2022. The figures only count experiments that are likely to cause the animals pain, distress, suffering and lasting harm. Almost all the animals die during or are killed after the tests, even when they could be rehomed.
TCD trapped in its own web of deception
Information Commissioner annuls TCD refusal to disclose records relating to suffering and deaths in animal testing On 31st May 2023, the Office of the Information...
2021 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
2021 sees drop in Irish animal tests, but will progress be sustained in future years? The Irish government’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has just...
Animal Experiments in Irish Universities
160,000 animals put down after experiments in Irish universities Almost 160,000 animals have been put down by Ireland’s top universities over the past four years...
Toll of animals sacrificed in Irish labs rose in 2020
The latest Statistical Report on animal experiments issued by the Government’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) reveals that in 2020, 137,318 animals were subjected to...
2019 Animal Experimentation Statistics for Ireland
The Botox loophole and high number of severely painful test on animals in Irish Laboratories in 2019, latest statistics show The latest official annual figures...
2017 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
2017 figures show Government is still failing to control animal cruelty in Irish laboratories The Irish Government has revealed another increase in the number of animals...
2016 Statistical Report for Animal Experiments
New 2016 statistics reveal increased suffering in Irish animal labs New figures covering 2016 released by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) have revealed a disturbing trend...
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