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Opinion polls in France and Spain
The French and Spanish public show support for the use of animals in medical research.
Recent opinion polls in Spain and France have found high levels of public support for the use of animals in medical research. In France, a poll commissioned by the Groupe Interprofessionnel de Réflexion et de Communication sur la Recherche (GIRCOR) revealed that 80% of the public support the use of animals in biomedical research. However, there was a sharp difference in public trust of academic scientists (56%) and industry scientists (13%) carrying out experiments on animals.
In Spain, the Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas polled 2,500 people on a variety of environmental issues. Amongst the questions asked was, "Do you agree with animal experimentation if this contributes to saving lives?" 62% of the respondents agreed and 19% disagreed.