Rats, mice, birds, amphibians and other animals have been excluded from coverage by the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore research VA Medical Center, Boston, 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 VA Medical Center, Boston, MA has not performed experiments on non-reportable animals. A blank form does mean that the VA Medical Center, Boston, 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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