Species used

In 2005, over 12.1 million animals were used in scientific or experimental studies in Europe, including 2.3 million in France and 3 million in the United Kingdom.

The information below will help you get an idea of the number of animals used in laboratories but is not very accurate. The percentages come from a European Union report and the figures were calculated from the collected data in the report.

The reports often lack clarity and information is somewhat sparse or unclear. It lacks nearly 50 000 animals to reach 12.1 million...

Laboratory animals used in the European Union, in 20051

6 413 000	53%	Mice
2 299 000	19%	Rats
1 815 000	15%	Cold blooded animals: fish, reptiles, frogs...
653 400	5,4%	Birds
314 600	2,6%	Rabbits
254 100	2,1%	Guinea pigs
133 100	1,1%	Artiodactyls and perissodactyls: horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, cows
96 800	0,8%	Other rodents: gerbils, chinchillas, beavers, squirrels, hamsters
39 930	0,33%	Carnivors: dogs and cats. Ferrets (20,8% of the carnivors)
12 100	0,1%	Non human primates
9 950	0,08%	Other mammals: boars, bats, shrews, llamas, moles, bison...
8 711	0,07%	Other carnivors: foxes, badgers, seals, otters, polecats

12 049 691	99,6%	Total