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Animal Experiments

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 118099

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals that have been used for animal testing in each year since 2022.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office publishes annual statistics on the use of animals in science which contain information on the number of procedures conducted each year. The number of procedures is not equal the number of animals that have been used in procedures that year because some animals may be used more than once in certain circumstances.The published annual statistics are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-statistics

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/replacing-animals-in-science-strategy/replacing-animals-in-science-a-strategy-to-support-the-development-validation-and-uptake-of-alternative-methods

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