Organization
What organization conducts unannounced inspections of animal research facilities?
USDA
Which medical development used to treat children battling leukemia was made possible by animal research?
Chemotherapy
Human intolerance and discrimination of animals are known as?
Speciesim
Which indicator would make research using animals valid?
The animals are not placed in a stressful environment
An example of reduction in animal research is:
substituting invasive tests
Animals that were NOT included in the original Animal Welfare Act include?
rats, mice, and birds
What disease was eradicated in the US due to animal research, and children are no longer required to have it as a vaccine to enter public school?
smallpox
Which serve as the best surrogates to use for research because of their close similarity to human structures and functions?
animals
When a researcher anticipates that an animal may expierance pain during a procedure, the researcher:
makes every effort to ensure the animal does not feel discomfort
The law or act that requires the humane and responsible treatment of animals that are used in biomedical research is a:
Animal Welfare Act
Which animal rights group stages controversial public demonstrations with activist dressed in attention getting suits?
PETA
Animals are used in biomedical research because:
They are the best surrogates because of their similarities to humans.
Which animal group is used least often in laboratory research?
cats and dogs
Every effort is made to ensure the animals are pain-free during the research process unless:
the pain medicine will interfere with reults
Research experiments that use animals as models should be set up using the three Rś, which are:
Replace, Reduce, and Refine the use of animals
A major university is using animals to study multiple sclerosis. What agency must make annual unannounced inspections of this biomedical research lab?
USDA
Can scientists use something other than animals?
In many cases, scientists can and do use research models other than animals. The most common alternative is cells cultured, or grown, in the laboratory.
Scientists will have the opportunity to analyze their research over longer periods if animals have a longer :
life span
Valid and useful scientific findings are obtainable only when research animals are:
in a normal, healthy state
What percentage of animals used in biomedical research are rodents?
90-95 percent
Which agency enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
USDA
Has animal experimentation increased over time?
The USDA reports that over the past two decades research on large animals has been in decline
Which animal, most often used in medical research, has a short life span, breeds easily, and is biologically similar to humans
mice
The AWA was originally written to protect the use of:
All animals except birds, rats, and mice.
The AWA states that the use of animals must be reviewed and approved by which organization?
IACUC