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Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals

Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

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Home Office
Published:
9 September 2013
Last updated:
22 July 2026
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  1. Added 'Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2025' and updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  2. Added 'Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2024' and updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  3. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023'. Updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  4. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2022'. Updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  5. Updated 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2021'.

  6. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2021', updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  7. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2020', updated 'Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals: user guide'.

  8. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2019’, updated 'User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals'.

  9. Additional statistics on breeding and genotyping of animals for scientific procedures, Great Britain 2017 added.

  10. ISBN amended on the 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2018'

  11. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2018’, updated 'User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals'.

  12. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2017’, updated 'User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals'.

  13. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2016’, updated 'User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals'.

  14. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2015', updated 'User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals'.

  15. Updated 'User Guide to Home Office Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals' and added 'Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2014: Time Series Tables' to 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2014'.

  16. Added 'Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2014'.

  17. Added 'Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2013'.

  18. First published.

Statistics to inform the development of policies on animal use in scientific work and to provide information for the scientific community, animal welfare organisations and the general public.

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