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APHA use of animals in scientific procedures

This report provides statistics relating to the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s use of living animals in scientific procedures.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 22 September 2021
• Last updated: 15 April 2026
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  1. 15 April 2026

     We have added the 2025 report on animal usage by APHA under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) Act.

  2. 28 July 2025

     We have added the 2024 report on animal usage by APHA under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) Act.

  3. 25 July 2024

     We have added the 2023 report on animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) act.

  4. 31 May 2023

     We have added the Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) act in 2022 report.

  5. 27 May 2022

     Added 2021 data.

  6. 22 September 2021

     First published.

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures ) (ASPA) act in 2025

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures ) (ASPA) act in 2024

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures ) (ASPA) act in 2023

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) act in 2022

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures) (ASPA) Act 2021

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Animal usage by APHA under Animals (Scientific Procedures ) (ASPA) Act 2020

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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is a signatory to the Concordat on Openness in Animal Research. We are committed to providing opportunities for the public to find out about our research that uses animals.

We publish this report annually.

Find out more about our commitment to ethics on the research at APHA page.