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According to newly released animal testing data<\/a>, over 3.7 million animals were used in Canada in 2024, an alarming 18.5 percent increase from 2023. The experiments were also more painful, with a higher number of animals involved in procedures classified as causing severe pain or distress. This rise in animal use highlights Canada\u2019s slow and troubling lack of progress toward more modern, non-animal research methods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This data follows widespread public outrage after Animal Justice exposed<\/a> that St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital in London, Ontario, subjected dogs to three-hour induced heart attacks\u2014a shocking example of outdated and cruel experiments still conducted behind closed doors. Public outcry forced the secret dog lab to close, and Ontario has now promised to ban cat and dog experiments. But for animals used in labs, help can\u2019t come quickly enough.<\/p>\n

The Hidden Cost of Animal Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The data comes from the annual animal testing<\/a> data report from the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), which provides insights into animal-based science in CCAC\u2011certified institutions across Canada.<\/p>\n

Shockingly, the federal government doesn\u2019t regulate or oversee the use of animals in research and testing. Instead, Canada relies on the CCAC\u2014a non-profit organization with no legal authority, which is dominated by animal experimenters\u2014to develop guidelines for the use of animals in scientific research.<\/p>\n

While CCAC reporting gives an idea of the scale of animal testing in Canada, it doesn\u2019t capture the full picture. Participation in the CCAC is voluntary, and private labs have no obligation to report their data, meaning the true number of animals who suffer for research is likely much higher.<\/p>\n

The CCAC\u2019s national animal use data shows that despite advances in technology and growing public concern for animal welfare, millions of animals in Canada continue to be experimented on in labs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The data shows over 3,706,907 animals were used in research, testing, and teaching across Canada in 2024. The vast majority were fishes and mice, which together made up more than 75 percent of all animals used. Birds, cows, rats, amphibians, and pigs accounted for a smaller percentage of animals used, while dogs, cats, rabbits and nonhuman primates accounted for less than one percent of the total.
Research involving dogs declined but cat use increased, and both species continued to be subject to painful and invasive experiments. At Queen\u2019s University in Kingston, Ontario, researchers kept eight dogs with naturally occurring hemophilia A in a lab for over a decade to test liver-directed gene therapy. They analyzed bleed rates, major surgeries, and repeated tests, and ultimately killed all the dogs at the study\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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Type of animal<\/th>\nNumber of animals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fishes<\/td>\n1,713,418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mice<\/td>\n1,202,233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cattle<\/td>\n369,769<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rats<\/td>\n110,134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birds<\/td>\n102,932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amphibians<\/td>\n76,117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other animals<\/td>\n33,703<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reptiles<\/td>\n27,891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pigs<\/td>\n23,770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other rodents<\/td>\n12,754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dogs<\/td>\n9,252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea pigs<\/td>\n8,205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nonhuman primates<\/td>\n7,826<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cats<\/td>\n4,911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rabbits<\/td>\n3,992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n3,706,90<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Experiments Cause Intense Suffering<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The CCAC classifies animal experiments by how painful they are to animals, ranging from Category B, involving minimal discomfort, to Category E, causing intense pain or distress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The five CCAC Categories of Invasiveness include:<\/p>\n