Use of Animals
HLS uses animals in the biomedical research it conducts for its customers. The most recent numbers released state that in the UK around 60,000 animals are used annually. This number is broken down by species:
- Mouse 19.25%
- Fish 3.45%
- Rat 71.05%
- Bird 0.92%
- Other mammals 5.31%
Read more about this topic: Huntingdon Life Sciences
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