According to the document, over 1.4 million animals were used in research in the United States in 2002, with rats and mice making up 90% of those animals. Most animals are used for a single experiment but some may be used in multiple experiments. Larger animals like dogs, cats, and primates typically live in wire cages while being used for research.
2. Dogs cats sheep
hamsters guinea pig
sand primates. Of the
animals that the USAD
collects numbers on
1438553 were used in
research in 2002.
90% of
animals in
labs are rats
Most of these animals are or mice.
only used in one
experiment, but
sometimes the same
animal will be used in
more than one Larger animals like dogs cats and primates
experiment. Most are usually live in wire cages
euthanized shortly after
being used in an
experiment