Advocates say having national data about numbers of rats and mice used in research can help boost public trust in science
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More than a million mice and nearly 47,000 rats are used in scientific research in Australia annually, according to the first ever nationwide count.
Dr Malcolm France, a veterinarian who compiled the data, described the count, released today, as “an overdue first step” towards publishing national statistics for all animals used in research, including fish, rabbits, birds and monkeys.
