Agencies
Which agency approves the use of animals in research?
IACUC
Animal Welfare Act
Animals are used in biomedical research because
they are the best surrogates because of their similarities to humans
Which animal most often used in medical research has a short life span, breeds easily and is biologically similar to humans?
MICE
Human intolerance and discrimination of animals is known as
speciesism
The agency that requires all prescription and over-the-counter drugs to be test on animals before being tested on humans is the:
FDA
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) applies to all:
public and private research facilities
life span
Animal that were not included in the Original Animal Welfare Act include:
rats, mice and birds
The FBI has described the tactics of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) as
domestic terrorism
What organization conducts unannounced inspections of animal research facilities?
USDA
The Animal Welfare Act was passed in 1966 specifically to govern:
the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching
Which serve as the best surrogates to use for research because of their close similarities to human structures and functions?
ANIMALS
Which animal group is used least often in laboratory research?
cats and dogs
Valid and useful scientific findings are obtainable only when research animals are:
in a normal healthy state
Which agency enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
USDA
The Animal Welfare Act was originally written to protect the use of:
What is the usefulness of animals in biomedical research?
What percentage of animals used in biomedical research are rodents?
90%-95%
Research experiments that use animals as models should be set up using the three R's which are:
replace, reduce and refine
The Animal Welfare Act states that the use of animals must be reviewed and approved by which organization?
IACUC
Animals that were not included in the Original Animal Welfare Act include:
rats, mice and birds
Animal research is only valid if the animals are:
not stressed out and are healthy
What is used for clinical research?
animals
Which medical development used to treat children battling leukemia was made possible by animal research?
chemotherapy