ShareThisExamples of current prices paid by research laboratories for animals or their organs:
Beagles -- $350 to $900, depending on age, sex
Major beagle organs -- $100 each, plus cost of animal
Pound/random-source dogs -- $0 to $500
Rhesus macaque -- $4,000 to $8,000, more if certified virus-free
Macaque organs (lungs, liver, spleen, etc.) -- $250 each
Brain -- $500 to $1,000
Fetus with fluid samples -- $7,000
Baboons -- $3,800 to $4,800, depending on age
Baboons certified free of specific viruses -- $5,000 and up by age
Rats specially bred for cancer research -- $33.15 to $92.50, depending on sex and age
Nursing mother with litter -- $230
Nude mice (immune-deficient) -- $128
Salt-sensitive mice for hypertension research -- $66 to $86
Mouse bred to become obese -- $90 to $112
Syrian hamsters -- $20 to $43 by age, sex
Albino rabbits -- $112 to $211 by weight, age
Albino guinea pigs -- $79 to $134 by weight
(Sources: From various animal research industry vendors' catalogues and promotional material.)
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
