Question: What happens to the mice, rats and other animals you use in your research after you're finished examining them?

William Davies answered on 21 Jun 2010:

When we’ve finished our behavioural experiments, the animals are put down humanely as quickly and as painlessly as possible by a method specified by the Home Office. We then take whatever tissues we want to examine (including the brain). The remainder of the carcass is frozen and then sent for incineration.