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EU reports fall in use of animals for research

     

Practice of animal testing for scientific purposes decreased almost 11 per cent in a year

The number of animals used in research and testing in the EU fell by 10.9 per cent between 2021 and 2022, official statistics have shown.

In 2022, 8.39 million animals were used for the first time in research and testing in 27 EU countries and Norway, down from 9.41 million in 2021, according to the annual European Commission update.

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