ABOUT 250,000 research animals were euthanised here last year.
Used to test drugs, vaccines and surgical techniques, such animals are considered part of a critical step in the long and expensive process of approving a new treatment or medicine for human use.
Singapore is home to 24 licensed research facilities housing hundreds of thousands of animals. According to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), mainly rats, mice and fish are used in experiments. Rabbits, dogs, pigs and monkeys also feature in some.
Read Shobana Kesava's full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
