Innovative Science Advocates Applaud UBC’s Seeming Abandonment of Cruelest Procedures

December 21, 2016August 16, 2018 ADAV Society press release, statistics, UBC

The University of British Columbia (UBC) just released statistics on its use of animals in research and teaching in 2015, revealing that 185,692 animals were used in 517 research and teaching protocols at UBC. This corresponds to a total increase in animal use of 2% from last year.

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While Other Countries Decrease Number of Animals Used in Research, Canada Increases

August 19, 2016August 16, 2018 ADAV Society 2014, animal experimentation, animal research, animal testing, animal use, Canada, CCAC, statistics

Media Release: The recently released Canadian Council on Animal Care’s (CCAC) Animal Data Report for 2014 shows a 24% increase in the number of animals used in Canadian labs, universities and institutions over the previous year, and marks the highest amount of animals used over the last decade.