Animals Matter
How Millions of Animals Suffer and Die Each Year in Labs for Research, Testing, and Education
One animal dies in a laboratory in the United States every second, in Japan every two
seconds and in the United Kingdom every 12 seconds.
– British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
Approximately 500,000 animals are used in cosmetics safety testing throughout the
world each year.
– Humane Society International
Approximately 70,000 dogs are used in laboratory experiments in the United States
each year. More than 95 percent of the dogs are Beagles.
– Beagle Freedom Project
More than 100 million mice and rats are killed by workers in
laboratories throughout the United States each year.
– People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Ninety-two percent of all drugs shown to be safe and effective in animal tests in the
United States fail in human trials because the drugs don’t work or are dangerous.
– United States Food and Drug Administration
More than $16 billion of taxpayer money is spent on animal experimentation by the
United States government each year.
– People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Approximately 10 million animals are dissected in classrooms in the United States each year.
– People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
More than 95 percent of attempts to clone animals result in death, deformities or severe health problems.
– American Antivivisection Society
Investigate other Nonprofits interested in helping animals used for experiments:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
The Humane League
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)