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ANIMAL TESTING
Welcome everybody. Today I am going to talk about…
What is animal testing?

An animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo
something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. 

Animal experiments are not the same .Animals used in laboratories are deliberately harmed,
not for their own good, and are usually killed at the end of the experiment.

Now I’d like to look at…Animal experiments

Animal experiments include:

 injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances

 exposing animals to radiation

 surgically removing animals’ organs or tissues forcing animals to inhale toxic gases

 subjecting animals to frightening situations to create anxiety and depression.

In addition…Animals used

Only vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, fish and amphibians) and some invertebrates such
as octopuses. Shockingly, in the USA rats, mice, fish, amphibians and birds are not defined as
animals under animal experiments regulations. That means no legal permission to
experiment on them is needed and they are not included in any statistics.

Animals used in experiments are usually bred for this purpose by the laboratory or in
breeding facilities. It’s a cruel, multi-million dollar industry.

. The rules preventing the use of stray companion animals like dogs and cats vary from
country to country.

Moreover…Animal suffering

A large proportion of animal experiments in the EU are reported to cause ‘moderate’ or

‘severe suffering’ to the animals - according to the researchers who carry them out.
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If I could draw your attention to…Pros or Postives of Animal Testing

1. Helps researchers to find drugs and treatments:

2. Improves human health:

3. Helps ensure safety of drugs:

4. Alternative methods of testing do not simulate humans in the same way

I would like to show you this…Cons or Negatives of Animal Testing

1. Animals are killed or kept in captivity

2. Some substances tested, may never be used for anything useful

3. It is very expensive:
4. Animals and humans are never exactly the same

If you look up at the screen…The Three R's

The Three R's (3R's) are guiding principles for more ethical use of animals in testing.
Replacement which refers to the preferred use of non-animal methods over animal methods
whenever it is possible to achieve the same scientific aims. These methods include computer
modeling.[73]
Reduction : information from fewer animals, or to obtain more information from the same number
of animals.

Refinement :methods that minimize potential pain, suffering or distress.

In conclusion…

I BELIEVE…

animal testing should not be allowed because it’s cruel to the

animals and they should not have to go through it.