Animal Testing By Cathy Mayo

I believe… animal testing should not be allowed because it’s cruel to the animals and they should not have to go through it.

animal testing should not be allowed because it’s cruel to the animals and they should not have to go through it.

What is Animal Testing? The use of non-human animals in research and development projects, especially for purposes of determining the safety of substances such as foods or drugs.

The use of non-human animals in research

and development projects, especially for

purposes of determining the safety of

substances such as foods or drugs.

How Would You Feel? What if this was your pet dog? Or your cat, or one of your pets? Just because they don’t talk, doesn’t mean that they do not feel pain or get hurt

What if this was your pet dog?

Or your cat, or one of your pets?

Just because they don’t talk, doesn’t mean that they do not feel pain or get hurt

Sacred Animals India-Dog, Cat, Rat Egypt-Baboon, Cat, Cattle http://www.ecoheritage.cpreec.org/04_03_Sacred%20animals/04_03_Sacred_animals_cat.htm

India-Dog, Cat, Rat

Egypt-Baboon, Cat, Cattle

What kinds of animals do they test on? Rats Mice Guinea pigs Cats Dogs Non-human Primates Rabbits Farm Animals http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/10/5-new-ways-to-reduce-animal-testing/

Rats

Mice

Guinea pigs

Cats

Dogs

Non-human Primates

Rabbits

Farm Animals

Types of Tests The Draize Eye Test Dermal Toxicity Test Lethal Dose Tests http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-451255/Europe-set-outlaw-cosmetic-testing-live-animals.html

The Draize Eye Test

Dermal Toxicity Test

Lethal Dose Tests

How many animals die? 10 million animals are killed each year 8 million animals suffer http://www.sodahead.com/question/57221/

10 million animals are killed each year

8 million animals suffer

What do the animals go through? poisoned, burned, scalded, irradiated, genetically manipulated, physically injured, inflicted with deadly diseases and surgically mutilated. http://myrtus.typepad.com/myrtus/2007/05/israel_bans_ani.html

poisoned, burned, scalded, irradiated, genetically manipulated, physically injured, inflicted with deadly diseases and surgically mutilated.

Pictures http://www.animalexperimentspictures.com/

Reasons For Animal Testing Helps figure out ways for new things Could come in handy when finding out new vaccinates

Helps figure out ways for new things

Could come in handy when finding out new vaccinates

Similarities: Humans & Lab Animals Behavior can be just as complex Cellular structures, proteins, and genes of humans and animals are similar

Behavior can be just as complex

Cellular structures, proteins, and genes of humans and animals are similar

Difference: Humans are not Lab Animals Reaction to environment Also the conditions the animals are kept Respond differently to substances then humans Effects on animals can be differ from each laboratory

Reaction to environment

Also the conditions the animals are kept

Respond differently to substances then humans

Effects on animals can be differ from each laboratory

Alternatives to Animal Testing Episkin Epiocular Epiderm http://www.mattek.com/pages/products/epiderm

Episkin

Epiocular

Epiderm

Organizations against animal testing AWA Only federal law Doesn’t count for birds, rats and mice http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/page/10/

AWA

Only federal law

Doesn’t count for birds, rats and mice

Labs Funded by Tax Dollars

Mars Candy! M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Dove, Three Musketeers, Starburst, Skittles, and other candy! http://www.sugarstand.com/images/csc/csc0007b.jpg

M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Dove, Three Musketeers, Starburst, Skittles, and other candy!

Does any animal testing count for cruelty? People will go undercover and see if they are treating the animals right in laboratories. In some cases they will find animals being locked up and not treated as they should be

People will go undercover and see if they are treating the animals right in laboratories.

In some cases they will find animals being locked up and not treated as they should be

Animal Cruelty There is many different types of animal cruelty Animals for Entertainment Animal Experiments Factory Farming Fur Farms Hunting

There is many different types of animal cruelty

Animals for Entertainment

Animal Experiments

Factory Farming

Fur Farms

Hunting

Testing 1..2..3

The Story of Rodney: A Tester’s Tale of Change Shepherd Mix No home Put there to have tests done on him http://www.uga.edu/sos/experiments.html

Shepherd Mix

No home

Put there to have tests done on him

Chimps are being saved? The Great Ape Protection Act Saves 1,200 chimpanzees Retires about 600 owned chimps from laboratories supported by The Humane Society of the United States and NEAVS http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/chimps.html

The Great Ape Protection Act

Saves 1,200 chimpanzees

Retires about 600 owned chimps from laboratories

supported by The Humane Society of the United States and NEAVS

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