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Animal testing should not be allowed in all 50 states (There are…
Animal testing should not be allowed in all 50 states
Animals are not like us (3)
Human DNA is similar, but it is the differences that leads to appearance and behavioral differences.
Bananas share 50%
Chimps and bonobos share 99%
Gorillas share 98%
Over 90% of all substances tested in animals fail clinical trials
90 HIV vaccines that succeeded in animals failed in humans.
50% of drugs that are approved by the FDA have side-effects on humans.
2.2 million people are hospitalized and 106,000 people die yearly.
EpiDerm correctly detected all of the test chemicals that irritate human skin, while tests on rabbits misclassified 10 out of 25 test chemicals—a full 40% error rate.
There are alternatives ways to test (4)
MRI and CT scans
Information is stored in a data base for others to use.
Test tubes
Stem cell and genetic testing
Scientists have made tiny brains from stem cells.
They work just like a normal human brains, and can be replicated on a huge scale -- hundreds of thousands per batch.
This idea is already being used in investigations on viral injections, trauma and strokes
New pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's can then be directly tested onto it, for reliable and cheap results.
“Mini brains” in a test tubes are the size of a pin head but contain many of the specialized cells of the adult human brain
We are capable of mimicking human skin by reproducing it in a laboratory.
Patient ( drug databases and virtual drug trial)
Microfluidic chips (organs on a chip), which are lined with human cell and recreate the functions of human [organs.]
-Wyss Institute
Drug Testing With Microchip Organs: No Living Things Needed
--Newsy Science
These including the lung, intestine, kidney, skin, bone marrow and blood-brain barrier.
Functions the chips can mimic includes breathing motions of the lungs.
Microdevices are translucent so they provide a window into the inner workings.
Human blood or artificial human skin
Microdosing (in which human are given very low quantites of drug to test)
Computers modes and simulations
BrainScaleS has a mixed analogue and digital design and works 1,000 to 10,000 times faster than real time.
Animal testing is cruel.(1)
Living conditions for these animals are not good.
Animals are force feed, force inhaling, and water derivation, and prolonged periods of physical restraint.
Captive animals do not have interaction with other animals; they live in isolated units.
The animals live in doors and are out of sync with natural light.
Housing for Non-AWIC protected animals is not regulated/inspected
Cages are small: Many only meet the min. requirement.
If a dog or cat is nursing it is given only 5% more space -- Animals Welfare Information Center
Many do not get enough exercise
Experiments preformed are not ethical
Animals are being infected with diseases that are allowed to progress too far before the animal is euthanized.
Some animals are killed by neck-breaking, carbon dioxide asphyxiation and decapitation.
Animals endure chemicals being dripped into their eyes, injected into their bodies, forced up their nostrils or forced down their throats.
Using products on animals has lethal and lead to their deaths.
After testing some of the animals have burns and infections.
Experiments included immobilizing mice and rats in tubes, shocking their feet, suspending them by their tails, and forcing them to swim to avoid drowning
Genetic Engineering causes abnormalities.
Animals are euthanized after the study is completed.
Brain
All animals have some sort of communication.
Some animals have been trained to communicate with humans
Psychologist Francine Patterson taught a gorilla American Sign Language
Kanzi the Bonobo: communicates with a key board and symbols
Simple examples: Teaching a dog tricks.
Animal will communicate within their species.
Even mice show empathy for other mice.--2016 study --Oregon University
Dolphins have clicks, whistles , and ultrasonic communication
Read the definition of animal commuication
Animals have nervous systems therefore can feel/ or have a sensory for pain.
71,370 animals suffer in pain during experiments with no anesthesia for relief.
Labs cause undue stress on animals.
Animal Welfare Act has loopholes(2)
Agency requires lab to report only if things are abnormal.
No regulated standards for this and everyone's opinion is different.
One lab decided that diarrhea in Monkeys was normal
One lab decided that rocking back and forth was normal in primates
Does not protect all animals.
The Act exclude rats, mice and birds
Does not require labs to administer pain relievers if the lab feels in will effect the results of the experiment.
Veterinarians are hired by the testing facility.
Attending Vets are allowed to make exemptions.