1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017

A breakdown by species of the number of animal procedures carried out at Newcastle University from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017:

Type of Animal	Number of Procedures
Mouse	32,786
Rat	590
Guinea Pig	1
Macaque	14
Common Starling	135
Great Tit	12
Coal Tit	12
Fish	9,247
Domestic Fowl	348
Rabbit	13
Total:	43,158

Of the animals listed above domestic fowl were used in agriculture research.

The Common Starlings, Great Tits and Coal Tits were used in behavioural research.

Therefore, the total used in Medical research was: 42,651

We record 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	21,583
Fish	7,948
Total:	29,531

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: 13627

 

Additional statistics for 2017

The number of animals bred for scientific procedures that were humanely killed without being used in

procedures during 2017 was:

Mice - 4467

Rats - 12

Fish - 1321

 

1 January 2016 to 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 to 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 to 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.