title: European experimental animal use declines ever so slightly.
abstract: The latest report on experimental animal use in the EU indicates a slight decrease. However, the figures, which are for 2008, show that around 12 million animals are still used in laboratories throughout Europe. To date, only a summary of the data has been published, and so this report is limited to giving a comparison of trends and significant changes. The impact on the figures of the revision of Directive 86/609/EEC and the 7th Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC is discussed. In addition, consideration is given to which areas of research and regulation will need to be closely monitored, and the importance of continuing to push for the implementation of Three Rs initiatives is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: FRAME, Nottingham, UK. michelle@frame.org.uk
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balls
mesh_terms: D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives; D023401:Animal Use Alternatives / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods; D005062:European Union; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*