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The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) has released its annual report of animal use statistics for 2006. The number of animals used in scientific procedures for research, testing, education, and production of animals and biologics for scientific purposes in Canada totaled 2,535,989, a 9% increase from 2005. The main types of animals used in 2006 were mice, fish, rats, “wild species,” and birds. These animals accounted for 92% of the total number of animals used. There was an 18% increase between 2005 and 2006 in the number of nonhuman primates used (to 4,363); CCAC attributes this to an increasing use of these animals in behavioral studies, with little or no discomfort or stress. Categories D (experiments that cause moderate to severe distress or discomfort) and E (experiments that cause severe pain to unanesthetized, conscious animals) accounted for 816,331 animals (32%) and 179,781 animals (7%), respectively, up 6 and 8% from 2005, respectively. No nonhuman primates, dogs, or cats were used in category E procedures. To view the results in their entirety, visit http://ccac.ca/en/Publications/Facts_Figures/pdfs/Survey_2006.pdf.