Rats, mice, birds, amphibians and other animals have been excluded from
coverage by the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore research Nevada System of
Higher Education, Reno, NV 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 Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno, NV
has not performed experiments on non-reportable animals. A blank form
does mean that the Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno, NV 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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