It helps researchers find drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine.

It helps to ensure the safety of drugs and many other substances humans use regularly.

Researchers know the limitations and differences, and the testing is done on animals because they’re the closest match to humans.

Many animals are experimented on and then killed after their use.

Many of the animals received tests for substances that will never see approval or public consumption and use.

The cost of animal testing is outrageous. There’s a lot of argument about how

close the reaction of an animal’s body is to a human’s body.

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60% of Mrs.Mayes 8th pd. class would use animal tested products. Would you?

The Draize Test: Chemical substances are placed in the eyes of conscious rabbits to evaluate damage to sensitive eye tissues.

Lethal Dosage: Tests are used to determine the amount of a substance that will kill a predetermined ratio of animals.

Transplants: For example, the development of the heart transplant was experimented on dogs.

Taking the drug: For example, an HIV drug can’t be tested without an animal.

http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2007/11/06/Opinions/Animal.Testing.Necessary.In.Medical.Research-3080864.shtml

http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-testing-pros-versus-cons.html

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/animal-testing-facts.html

Please help save the animals!