http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/animal_testing/index.html
- Tests are conducted with a range of chemicals and products including: drugs, vaccines, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides, foodstuffs, and packing materials
- "The safety testing of chemicals and consumer products probably accounts for only about 10 percent to 20 percent of the use of animals in laboratories, or approximately two to four million animals in the United States."
- "It raises issues such as the ethics and humaneness of deliberately poisoning animals,
the propriety of harming animals for the sake of marketing a new cosmetic or household product, the applicability of animal data to humans, and the possibility of sparing millions of animals by developing alternatives to a handful of widely used procedures."
I never knew that animals were tested for chemicals and materials, I thought they were just used for make-up products. Also, how that is only a small percent of the animals, and what are the other animals being used for? I also wonder, If people are willing to test animals for new products, why don't scientists invent a new way to test those products?
Species Used In Research
http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/species_used_in_research/
A List of Common animals used in labortories and classrooms:
- Cat
- Chimpanzee
- Dog
- Ferret
- Guinea Pig
- Hamster
- Long-tailed Macaque
- Mouse
- Pig-tailed Macaque
- Rabbit
- Rat
- Rhesus Macaque
- White-Throated Capuchin
Class B Dealers
http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/class_b_dealers/
"Class B dealers are licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to buy animals from "random sources" (meaning animals not bred or raised on the dealers' property) and sell them to animal research facilities for biomedical research, testing, and educational purposes.Such random sources for dogs and cats include auctions, flea markets, or animal shelters."
Bunchiers- another group, whom collect animals from random sources, but are not regulated
* Both groups are known to acquire "lost, stray, and "free to a good home," dogs and cats, and even pets from their owners' backyards."
The Dealers might abuse the animals they get. But with the funding the Humane Society has, they can't track down the dealers.
1 comment:
fh_grl05, it looks like you've gotten plenty complete. Well done. One thing. Make sure to get the complete MLA format for your sources at the start of the post, or prior to reflecting on the source. The webpage is not enough.
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