Statistics 2007 – Animal use in research & teaching, Australia

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 12 million animals. The NSW Animal Research Review Panel has however informed us that the majority of the fish used were fish larvae used in a breeding program in low impact studies. If we exclude these, the total figure would therefore be more like 5.6 million.

Figures will be updated as they become available.

n/a – Yet to be received

NSW: Includes all aquatic animals

WA: Does not include all animals used.

ACT figures are from ANU and CSIRO only.

n/a – Yet to be received

SA did not provide a numeric break-down of purpose of project

ACT did not provide a breakdown of purpose of project

WA: Unspecified.

n/a – Yet to be received

SA did not provide a break-down of severity of procedure.

ACT did not provide a break-down of severity of procedure

WA: Unspecified.

ANU – Many of the native species were used in field studies

Sources:

VIC

Summary of Statistics of Animal Experimentation, Victoria. Report Number 25. 1 January, 2007 to 31 December, 2007.

NSW

Animal Research Review Panel NSW Annual Report 2007/08. (Statistics for calendar year 2007)

SA

Department for Environment & Heritage, Teaching and Research using animals in South Australia, 2007.

TAS

Department of Primary Industries and Water, Animal Research statistics Tasmania Annual Report, 1 January to 31 December 2007.

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

Fox, T., ‘One million animals a year in tests‘, The West Australian, 5 March 2009, p.13.

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.