Testing on live animals fell by 3% last year, data suggests

Experimental tests made up some 55% of all procedures in 2023, the figures for England, Scotland and Wales show (Alamy/PA)

The number of tests carried out on live animals last year fell by 3%, new data shows.

Across Great Britain 2.68 million scientific procedures were carried out on animals in 2023 – down from 2.76 million in 2022 – representing the lowest number since 2001.