Against Animal Testing For Medical Purposes

Animal Testing | Pros & Cons | ProCon.org

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An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medications, check the safety of products destined for …

Animal Testing Facts and Statistics | PETA

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Can We Eliminate Animals from Medical Research? | NOVA | PBS

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Ray Greek, president of Americans for Medical Advancement, a group that seeks to restrict the use of animals in medical research, is among those questioning the efficacy of animal models....

Alternatives to Animal Testing - National Institute of …

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Alternatives to Animal Testing Alternatives to Animal Testing Table of Contents Introduction Scientists often study the effects of drugs and chemicals on animals before they deem them safe for …

Answers to Common Arguments for Animal Testing | PETA

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Studies published in prestigious medical journals have shown time and again that animal testing is bad science and wastes lives—both animal and human—and precious …

Why Animal Research? | Animal Research at Stanford

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There are several reasons why the use of animals is critical for biomedical research: • Animals are biologically very similar to humans. In fact, mice share more than 98% DNA with us! • Animals are susceptible to many of …

Arguments against animal testing | Cruelty Free …

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The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel but also often ineffective. Animals do not naturally get many of the diseases that humans do, such as major types …

6 Pros and Cons of Animal Testing for Medical Research

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1. Animal Cruelty Many of the animals that are used in labs for medical research are left traumatized, permanently... 2. No Guarantee The fact is, even if animal testing can eliminate some dangers of using new …

Animal Testing: Animals Used in Experiments | PETA

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Animals Used for Experimentation. Right now, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs, and other animals are locked inside barren cages in laboratories across the country. They languish in pain, ache with …

About Animal Testing - Humane Society International

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The term “animal testing” refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and diseases, assessing the effectiveness of new medicinal products, and testing the human health and/or environmental safety of consumer and industry products such as cosmetics, household cleaners, food additives, pharmaceutica...