Animal Procedures
Animal Procedures
2014 - 2016
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016
A breakdown by species of the number of animal procedures carried out at Newcastle University from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016:
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 22,799 |
| Rat | 679 |
| Guinea Pig | 26 |
| Pig | 208 |
| Macaque | 13 |
| European Starling | 248 |
| Fish | 7,131 |
| Domestic Fowl | 864 |
| Squirrel | 13 |
| Total: | 31,981 |
Of the animals listed above the Pigs and Domestic Fowl were used in agriculture research.
The European Starlings were used in behavioural research and the Squirrels were used in conservation research.
Therefore, the total used in Medical research was: 30,648
We record the numbers of animals which underwent procedures which were below the threshold for regulation. The definition of the threshold for regulation is a procedure which causes an animal to experience a level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than, that caused by inserting a hypodermic needle according to good veterinary practice. Procedures classified as below the threshold for regulation were:
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 14,610 |
| Fish | 6,509 |
| Total: | 21,119 |
Therefore, the total number of procedures which were above the threshold for regulation, or in other words caused pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm was: 10,862
1 January 2015 - 31 December 2015
A breakdown by species of the number of animal procedures carried out at Newcastle University from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2015:
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 22,581 |
| Rat | 631 |
| Guinea Pig | 55 |
| Pig | 273 |
| Macaque | 27 |
| European Starling | 163 |
| Fish | 8,770 |
| Domestic Fowl | 832 |
| Squirrel | 40 |
| Total: | 33,372 |
Of the animals listed above the pigs and domestic fowl were used in agriculture research and then returned to stock on the farm.
The European Starlings were used in behavioural research and the squirrels were used in conservation research.
Therefore, the total used in Medical Research was: 32,267
We record numbers of animals which underwent procedures which were below the threshold for regulations.
The definition of the threshold for regulation is a procedure which causes the animal to experience a level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than, that caused by inserting a hypodermic needle according to good veterinary practice.
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 16,166 |
| Fish | 8,770 |
| Total: | 24,936 |
Therefore, the total number of procedures which were above the threshold for regulation, or in other words caused pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm was: 8,346.
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
The table below shows the number of animal procedures carried out at Newcastle University:
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 20,924 |
| Rat | 792 |
| Guinea Pig | 89 |
| Pig | 195 |
| Macaque | 35 |
| European Starling | 74 |
| Fish | 5,175 |
| Rabbit | 17 |
| Total: | 27,301 |
All of the pigs were used in agriculture research and then returned to stock on the farm. The European Starlings were used in behavioural research. Therefore, the total used in medical research was: 27,032
From the start of 2014 we've been able to record numbers of animals that underwent procedures which were below the threshold for regulation.
The definition of the 'threshold for regulation' is a procedure which causes an animal to experience a level of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equal to, or higher than, that caused by inserting a hypodermic needle according to good veterinary practice.
| Type of Animal | Number of Procedures |
| Mouse | 12,584 |
| Rat | 20 |
| Fish | 4,925 |
| Total: | 17,529 |
So, the total number of procedures which were above the threshold for regulation, or in other words caused pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm was: 9,772.