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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 2025:

Species Number of Procedures
Rabbit 104
Mouse 249
Rat 7
Red deer (wild caught and released) 20
Total 380

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 0 104 0 0 0
Mouse 1 171 77 0 0
Rat 0 0 7 0 0
Red deer (wild caught and released) 0 20 0 0 0
Total 1 295 84 0 0

View statistics from previous years.