The pie chart illustrates the distribution of different animal species used for scientific testing in the United states, measured in percent.
Overall, rabits and hamsters were the most prevalent subjects for animal testing, accounting for over a half of the total. This was followed by dogs and pigs, together representing almost one-fifth of all animals. The least utilized were sheeps and primates, both having the same percentage.
Looking at the details, rabbits were the most frequently used creatures, accounting for a significant 38.7% of the total. Hamsters were the second most common, comprising 27.7% of all testing subjects. This means that rabbits and hamsters alone respresented nearly two-thirds of all species used in experiments.
The usage of other species was considerably lower. The dogs made up 10.2% of the total, while pigs followed closely at 9.3% . Primates and sheeps both represented 9% of the animals used for testing in the U.S.
