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The use of Animals by you
(if you are an average UK citizen)
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The numbers in the illustration below show the use of animals as food,
the number of animals destroyed as pests and the number of animals used
in medical research per person in the UK during their lifetime based on an
a life span of 70 years.
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The 600 chickens, 5 cows, 30 sheep and 30 pigs represent the number of animals
the average UK citizen will eat in their lifetime.
We can see that during our lifetime researchers will use approximately 3 mice
and 1 rat on our behalf to develop new medicines, vaccines etc.
The use of monkeys, cats and dogs per human lifetime is so small that it
amounts to only a tiny fraction of a single animal.
We can contrast this with the fact that during our 70-year life pest control
agencies will kill, usually by poisoning, 8 rats and mice on behalf of each of us.
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