The animal is matched to the research question. More than 97 percent of all animals involved in research at Emory are rodents. However, these are not good subjects for some types of research. A smaller percentage of animals involved in research at Emory are invertebrates such as flies or worms. And a very small percentage are dogs, cats, and monkeys.

Does Emory conduct research involving animals?

Why use animals?

Where do these animals come from?

What kind of research is done?

Are animals ever used in teaching?

How does the University assure such work is done humanely?

Does the University make efforts to use alternative methods whenever possible?

Additional Resources for information on animal research