The shocking facts.
192.1 million animals
Were used for scientific purposes in 2015.
207,724 tests
Using dogs and 158,780 tests using monkeys were conducted.
12.6 million globally
were bred and killed but not used in experiments.
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The paper published in biomedical journal BMJ Open Science shows the high degree of over-speculation about animal testing in the media and how rarely animal-based 'breakthroughs' help humans.
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End their suffering
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