These statistics should be used for general purposes only. Qld, and NT figures have not yet been received, but going by an average of figures available from previous years (740,299 for QLD, N/A for NT), this would bring the total number of animals used to more than 7.6 million animals.
Figures will be updated as they become available.
| Type of animals | Vic | NSW | SA | Tas | Qld | ACT | WA | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | 351,284 | 207,374 | 37,378 | 2,668 | n/a | 134,236 | 580,550 | n/a | 1,313,490 |
| Rat | 40,916 | 33,421 | 8,393 | 1,491 | n/a | 3,520 | 68,048 | n/a | 155,789 |
| Guinea Pig | 7,837 | 2,532 | 571 | n/a | 122 | 1,982 | n/a | 13,044 | |
| Rabbit | 2,931 | 5,718 | 793 | 19 | n/a | 98 | 802 | n/a | 10,361 |
| Other Lab Animals | 819 | 876 | n/a | 12 | n/a | 1707 | |||
| Cat | 345 | 271 | 175 | n/a | 15 | 1,282 | n/a | 2,088 | |
| Dog | 1,811 | 1,300 | 192 | n/a | 2,649 | n/a | 5,952 | ||
| Other Domestic | 46 | n/a | n/a | 46 | |||||
| Sheep | 82,941 | 85,625 | 116,158 | 12,607 | n/a | 75 | 57,511 | n/a | 354,917 |
| Cattle | 13,845 | 16,156 | 809 | 1,341 | n/a | 3,484 | n/a | 35,635 | |
| Pig | 55,375 | 8,545 | 20,098 | n/a | 18 | 6,503 | n/a | 90,539 | |
| Horse/Donkey | 886 | 1,628 | 63 | 37 | n/a | 4,210 | n/a | 6,824 | |
| Other Stock Animals | 817 | 389 | 414 | n/a | 4,013 | n/a | 5,633 | ||
| Native Mammals | 8,413 | 24,371 | 12,017 | 1,274 | n/a | 554 | 19,323 | n/a | 65,952 |
| Exotic ‘feral’ Animals | 90 | 3,469 | 4,370 | 5 | n/a | 3,522 | n/a | 11,456 | |
| Primates | 128 | 122 | n/a | 33 | n/a | 283 | |||
| Domestic Fowl | 60,500 | 1,026,472 | 7,102 | n/a | 1,877 | 805,689 | n/a | 1,901,640 | |
| Other Birds | 70,786 | 42,198 | 14,811 | 11,029 | n/a | 1,186 | 19,084 | n/a | 159,094 |
| Reptiles | 6,812 | 30,777 | 8,297 | 1,351 | n/a | 367 | 17,295 | n/a | 64,899 |
| Fish | 401,973 | 1,471,025 | 144,098 | 62,131 | n/a | 177 | 560,183 | n/a | 2,639,587 |
| Amphibians | 5,029 | 722 | 2,400 | n/a | 2,045 | n/a | 10,196 | ||
| Other Aquatic Animals | 881 | 1,552 | 5,297 | n/a | 24,868 | n/a | 32,598 | ||
| Other | 11,022 | 241 | n/a | 27 | n/a | 11,290 | |||
| TOTAL | 1,125,487 | 2,961,634 | 378,889 | 101,650 | n/a | 144,317 | 2,181,043 | n/a | 6,893,020 |
NSW: includes all aquatic animals
ACT figures are from ANU and CSIRO only.
n/a – Yet to be received
| Purpose of project | Vic | NSW | SA | Tas | Qld | ACT | WA | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding human or animal biology | 281,819 | 285,306 | 156,424 | 38,127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 761,676 | |
| Maintenance and improvement of human or animal health and welfare | 246,544 | 342,898 | 29,417 | 15,736 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 634,595 | |
| Improvement of animal management or production | 336,917 | 146,961 | 27,797 | 15,435 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 527,110 | |
| Production of biological products | 94,725 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 94,725 | ||||
| Diagnostic procedures | 1,948 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,948 | ||||
| Achievement of educational objectives | 19,651 | 804,164 | 130,505 | 9,600 | n/a | n/a | 42,869 | n/a | 1,006,789 |
| Environmental study | 240,556 | 1,166,634 | 34,746 | 22,752 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,464,688 | |
| Regulatory product testing | 40,332 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 40,332 | ||||
| Unspecified | 78,666 | n/a | 144,317 | 2,138,174 | n/a | 2,361,157 | |||
| TOTAL | 1,125,487 | 2,961,634 | 378,889 | 101,650 | n/a | 144,317 | 2,181,043 | n/a | 6,893,020 |
n/a – Yet to be received
WA: did not provide a breakdown of purpose of project
ACT: did not provide a breakdown of purpose of project
ANU: Many of the native species were used in field studies
| Severity of procedure | Vic | NSW | SA | Tas | Qld | ACT | WA | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observational studies involving minor interference | 445,974 | 597,305 | 185,973 | 18,018 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,247,270 | |
| Animal unconscious without recovery | 145,160 | 931,537 | 29,056 | 15,959 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,121,712 | |
| Minor conscious intervention | 331,789 | 540,884 | 148,481 | 46,120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,067,274 | |
| Minor operative procedures with recovery | 44,433 | 20,622 | 2,197 | 2,327 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 69,579 | |
| Surgery with recovery | 39,724 | 9,109 | 2,506 | 1,518 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 52,857 | |
| Minor physiological challenge | 51,620 | 800,066 | 4,365 | 12,746 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 868,797 | |
| Major physiological challenge | 66,427 | 14,700 | 6,311 | 4,962 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 92,400 | |
| Death as an end point | 360 | 41,427 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 41,787 | |||
| Production of genetically modified animals | 5,984 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5,984 | ||||
| Unspecified | n/a | 144,317 | 2,181,043 | n/a | 2,325,360 | ||||
| TOTAL | 1,125,487 | 2,961,634 | 378,889 | 101,650 | n/a | 144,317 | 2,181,043 | n/a | 6,893,020 |
n/a – Yet to be received
WA did not provide a breakdown of severity of procedure
ACT did not provide a breakdown of severity of procedure
ANU: Many of the native species were used in field studies
Sources:
VIC
Summary of Statistics of Animal Experimentation, Victoria. Report Number 24. 1 January, 2006 to 31 December, 2006.
NSW
Animal Research Review Panel NSW Annual Report 2006/07.
SA
Department of Environment and Heritage, Teaching and Research using animals in South Australia, 2006.
TAS
Animal Research statistics Tasmania Annual Report, Report Number 11:1, January 2006 to December 2006.
QLD
Statistics for 2005-2008 are not publicly available. Personal correspondence from Senior Project Officer (Animal Ethics), Animal Biosecurity and Welfare, Biosecurity Queensland, 2 September 2010.
ACT
On an annual basis, no ACT-wide statistics are compiled. Correspondence from Animal Welfare Policy, AWAC Secretariet, 6 February 2014.
Personal correspondence from Executive Officer – Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee, Australian National University, 7 October 2010.
Personal correspondence from Manager, Public Affairs and Communication – CSIRO Livestock Industries, 28 October 2010.
WA
Use/Supply of animals for scientific purposes (research and teaching). Annual statistical return for the calendar year 2006, Dept. of Local Government and Regional Development, WA.
NT
Statistics are not yet available. No indication given of when (or if) they will be available. Phone conversation with NT Government 26 June 2014.