Regulations
What does AWA stand for?
AWA stands for Animal Welfare Act. The AWA defines "animal" as "any live or dead dog, cat, monkey, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or such other warm-blooded animal.
What was the name of the dog that was kidnapped into experimentation?
Pepper
Who was a early opponent of animal testing in England?
Queen Victoria
What does PETA stand for?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
How many animals were estimated to be used in scientific research?
A estimated 26 million animals
What does AWA define?
The AWA defines "animal" as "any live or dead dog, cat, monkey, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or such other warm-blooded animal.
What percent of Americans found that medical testing was morally wrong?
A total of 39 percent said it was morally wrong. Younger Americans are less likely to accept animal testing.
What were the "Three R's" incorporated into?
The "Three Rs" were incorporated into the AWA and have formed the basis of many international animal welfare laws.
What is the only major market where testing on animals is required?
China
What has animal testing enabled?
Proponents of animal testing say that it has enabled the development of numerous life-saving treatments for both humans and animals.
What does the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require drugs be tested on?
It requires that before they can be tested on people, the drug companies must test them on at least two species of animals to determine if they are safe.
What percent of Americans found that medical testing on animals was morally acceptable?
56 percent of Americans said medical testing on animals was morally acceptable, down from 65 percent in 2001.
What group was founded in 1875?
In 1875, a group founded the Society for the Protection of Animals Liable to Vivisection.
What did the European Union ban?
The import and sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.
What do strict regulations prevent?
Strict regulations prevent animals from being mistreated in laboratories.
Animals that experience pain during the research but are given drugs to help it; animals who experience pain and are not given drugs; animals who do not experience pain and are not given drugs.
What does vivisection mean?
The dissection of live animals
What did the French physiologist Claude Bernard argue about?
In 1865, French physiologist Claude Bernard argued that experimenting on animals was ethical, because it benefited medicine and extended human life.
What did Australian philosopher Peter Singer publish?
"Animal Liberation," which said that "speciesism" — the assumption that humans are superior to other species — was similar to racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice.
Where were writings of vivisections found?
In ancient Greek writings from as early as 500 B.C.
In 2010, how many animals were used for testing?
1,134,693 animals were used for testing in 2010. It didn't include rats, mice, farm animals or cold-blooded animals.
What was the name of the Roman physican and philosopher?
Galen
What do the "Three R's" stand for?
Replacement, which means replacing the use of animals with alternative research methods; Reduction, or minimizing the use of animals whenever possible; Refinement, which means reducing suffering and improving animals' living conditions.
What did the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences reccomend?
It recommended instead testing on cells, although it did say that testing on animals would have to continue for the time being, because cells cannot yet stand in for an entire organism.
Who discovered the heart circulated blood and not the lungs?
In the 17th century, English physician William Harvey experimented on living animals and discovered that the heart, not the lungs, circulated blood throughout the body.