Facts & figures

A Summary of the Home Office Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain 2011.

	Number of PROCEDURES
Species of animal	2011	2010	% CHANGE
Mammal
Mouse	2,679,763	2,670,067	+ 0.4%
Rat	271,535	305,139	- 11.0%
Guinea pig	11,537	13,660	- 15.5%
Hamster	1,994	4,143	- 51.9%
Gerbil	508	560	- 9.3%
Other rodent	3,896	1,544	+ 152.3%
Rabbit	15,461	14,833	+ 4.2%
Cat	235	187	+ 25.7%
Dog
Beagle	4,358	5,695	- 23.5%
Greyhound	-	-
Other including cross-bred dogs	194	87	+ 123.0%
Ferret	691	792	- 12.8%
Other carnivore	795	771	+ 3.1%
Horse and other equids	8,380	8,324	+ 0.7%
Pig	4,340	3,175	+ 36.7%
Goat	196	27	+ 625.9%
Sheep	37,714	37,795	- 0.2%
Cattle	5,102	3,585	+ 42.3%
Deer	50	62	- 19.4%
Camelid	257	33	+ 678.8%
Other ungulate	12	11	+ 9.1%
Primate
Prosimian	-	-
New World monkey
marmoset, tamarin	351	1,103	- 68.2%
Squirrel, owl, spider monkey	-	-
Other New World monkey	-	-
Old World monkey
Macaque	2,124	3,585	- 40.8%
Baboon	-	-
Other Old World monkey	-	-
Ape
Gibbon	-	-
Great ape	-	-
Other mammal	545	1,214	- 55.1%
Bird
Domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)	149,044	129,920	+ 14.7%
Turkey	3,409	2,546	+ 33.9%
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)	34	0	+ 340.0%
Quail (not Coturnix coturnix)	883	785	+ 12.5%
Other bird	9,248	8,783	+ 5.3%
Reptile - any reptilian species	383	889	- 56.9%
Amphibian - any amphibian species	15,915	14,467	+ 10.0%
Fish - any fish species	563,903	490,944	+ 14.9%
Cephalopod - Octopus vulgaris	-	-
Total	3,792,857	3,724,726
Increase on 2010	68,131
Percentage change from 2010	+ 2%