Vivisection: Scientists use 6% more animals for research Guardian.co.uk, July 21 2008

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/21/animal.experiments?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews

"The number of scientific procedures carried out on animals rose by 6% last year to just over 3.2m. The vast majority (83%) used rodents, while the number of procedures that involved monkeys was down 6% with 3,125 monkeys being used in total."