82% of fishes used in animal experiments were 'euthanised.'"
Fish's eye...
The most commonly used species in NZ for research, testing and teaching
purposes during 2017 and 2018 may surprise you!
The most used species in 2017: FISH
In total, 101,167 fish were used and 82% of these animals died or were
euthanised (~82,956 animals).
Most fish were tormented for "basic" biological research, with other main uses being teaching, environmental management, species conservation and animal husbandry.
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