Colleges spend €3m on live lab animals

Irish colleges have spent over €3m buying live animals for experimentation since 2005.

The number of animals used in tests in laboratories has rocketed 800% in this period, with welfare groups expressing concerns that Ireland is becoming a hub for animal experimentation.

Figures released to the Irish Examiner under freedom of information inquiries show Trinity College Dublin has spent over €1.7m since 2005 buying animals for experimentation and research purposes.