Rats, mice, birds, amphibians and other animals have been excluded from
coverage by the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore research Baystate Medical
Center, Springfield, MA reports do not include these animals. As a
result of this situation, a blank report, or one with few animals
listed, does not mean that a Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
has not performed experiments on non-reportable animals. A blank form
does mean that the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA in question
has not used covered animals (primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea
pigs, hamsters, pigs, sheep, goats, etc.). Rats and mice alone are
believed to comprise over 90% of the animals used in experimentation.
Therefore the majority of animals used at research facilities are not
even counted.
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