Animal Experiments - The Truth Revealed

Latest News and Events: '...all scientific uses of animals will now be legally controlled and all Member States will have a basic system of licensing research establishments and projects. Very importantly, there is a requirement to implement the 3Rs of replacement, reduction and refinement and each project will have to undergo a harm-benefit assessment to assess whether the use of animals is necessary and justified. '

Revision of UK lab animal law - source: RSPCA

Please note: These figures are estimates. The true figures could be even higher or, of course, lower than stated here.

Figures
- In America (circa. 1994) academic researchers used between 17 and 22 million animals a year.
- In Britain scientists used between 3 and 4 million animals a year.
- Altogether, around the world, the total is probably in the region of 250 million.

Facts
- Laboratories obtain the animals they use for testing from suppliers who receive them from animal breeders, zoos, retired from activities such as racing and from the wild (Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.) Also at risk are pets picked up from the streets so do keep an eye on your pet furries!

The cash needed for testing comes from the Government, industry and charitable organisations. These can include the collecting tins seen on the streets!

The frightening fact?
We are paying for these experiments through our taxes, by giving money to a big medical charity and when we buy products from a company that uses animal experiments to test their products.

Botulinus Toxin - The test used is the LD50 poisoning test. This test was banned by the Government in 1999 because of the unreliability and the terrible suffering it caused to animals. The test LD50 involves testing a group of animals with varying doses to determine a dose that will kill half the animals. At the end of the testing, all animals will be killed.The effects of Botulinus Toxin is freezing of the muscles, which will in turn cause loss of vision, seizures and suffocation by failure of the diaphragm.

Transplantation of genetically-engineered pig organs - These organs are transplanted into monkeys and baboons. One quarter of the primates died as a result of the surgery. The remaining animals were injected repeatedly with poisonous immune-suppressing drugs. Many suffered terribly as a result and were left to collapse and die.

Tests on monkeys for Brain Disease - Monkeys skulls are cut open and their brains are damaged by injecting chemicals or parts of the brain are sucked out.

Cancer treatment drugs are tested on mice - Some drugs do not work on mice and some do. These results prove that cancer treatments for humans tested on mice are unreliable and unnecessary.

Domestic kittens blinded by researchers - They are then injected with horseradish peroxidase (into their brains) and killed.

39 monkeys forced to run on a cylindrical treadmill - If they stopped running or didn't run for long enough, they were electrocuted.

Serge Voronoff was born c. July 10, 1866 and died, September 3rd, 1951.

Working as a French Surgeon, he came up with the idea that testicular tissue extracted from monkeys could be then transplanted onto the testicles of young men which, in turn, would increase their virility as well as countering senility. At the start of his experiments, his work attracted a lot of interest and money, but very soon his work started to fall from favour and he became the subject of ridicule.

It was thought that, as a result of the transplants he performed, the HIV virus successfully migrated from monkeys to man although this has never been proved. Also, his experiments failed to lead to the results he had so often claimed.

He died in 1951 following complications due to a fall.

You can read more about Serge Voronoff here.

Monkeys, farm animals, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice.

Rats and mice are cheap to house, feed and obtain so are used more frequently than other species.

Animals are used for testing:
cosmetics,
household products,
skin/body lotions,
medicines for people and animals,
pesticides,
food additives,
hair dye,
drugs,
organ transplantation,
vitamins.

Reasons for Animal Testing:
To test them using the LD-50 test, which is used to measure the acute toxicity level of certain ingredients,
To test for eye and skin irritancy,
To test for adverse reactions following administration of products which include skin allergies,
To test adverse effects from drugs and vitamins,
To test for results of cancer treatments,
To test for possible cures and treatments for diseases.

National Canine Defence League Petition Against Using Dogs in Experiments Giclee Print
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Did you know that some of your favourite charities could be using animals in research experiments?

These charities DO use animals in research experiments:

Alzheimer's Research UK
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Society
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Parkinson's UK
RNID
Wellcome Trust

Here is a list of some products which we know are tested on animals:

Household Cleaners - Flash, Swiffer, Viakal, Vortex.
Fragrances - Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Laura Biagiotti, Old Spice, Valentino, Christina Aguilera.
Feminine Hygiene - Always/Alldays, Tampax.
Oral Care - Braun products, Crest, Fixodent, Glide, Oral-B.
Laundry - Ace, Ariel, Bold 2in1, Bounce, Daz, Dreft, Fairy, Lenor.

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