Products and Numbers Using Animals
About how many animals are used for testing products like shampoo?
A) 26 million
B) 16 million
A) 26 million
Queen ____ was an opponent of animal testing.
A) Victoria
B) Elizabeth
Victoria
What does the acronym AWA stand for?
Animal Welfare Act
A People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activist took photographs of monkeys in the Institute for Biological Research in Silver Spring, Maryland that were kept in such ______ that they were tearing their own flesh.
horrendous
How many catagories of pain type does the USDA use?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 3
C) 3
Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the _____ of medicines, and check the safety of products destined for ______ _______.
toxicity, human use
The dissection of live animals was found in writing as early as _____.
500 B.C.E.
What does the acronym APHIS stand for?
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In what year did the European Union ban the import and sale of cosmetic products that had been tested on animals?
A) 1998
B) 1898
C) 2013
D) 2007
C) 2013
What is one of the catagories of pain type that the USDA uses in its data?
A) animals that do not experience pain but are given drugs.
B) animals that do not feel pain and are not given drugs
C) none of the above
B) animals that do not feel pain and are not given drugs.
The FDA requires that every drug company must test any new medication on at least _____ _____ of animals to determine if they are safe.
Two spieces
In the 17th century, English phycisian William Harvey experimented on _______ _______ and discovered that the heart, not the lungs, circulated blood through the body.
Living animals
When was the AWA passed?
A) 1975
B) 1966
C) 1876
D) 1989
B) 1966
Which age group is most likely to find animal testing morally unethical?
A) 35-54
B) 18-34
C) 55+
B) 18-34
Proponents of animal testing say that it has enabled the development of many ____ ________ ________ for both humans and animals.
life saving products
How many chimpanzees did the U.S. National Institute of Health have before they said they were going to retire most of them?
A) 113
B) 931
C) 310
D) 293
C) 310
In 1865, French physiologist Claude Bernard argued that experimenting on animals was ethical, because it benefited ________ and extended _______ ______.
Medicine, human life
What are the "Three R's" in "The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique" by zoologist William Russell and microbiologist Rex Burch?
Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement
The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences recommended testing on _____ instead of animals in the future.
Cells
Proponents of animal testing also say that there is no alternative for researching a ______ ______ ______ and that strict _______ prevent animals from being ______ in labs.
complete living organism, regulations, mistreated
The USDA and APHIS reported how many animals were being used for testing in 2010 (not including rats, mice, farm animals, and cold-blooded animals)?
A) 900,634
B) 10,340,936
C) 1,134,693
C) 1,134,693
In the 2nd century, the Roman physician and philosopher, Galen's theories of medicine that were based on experimentation, were used throuout Europe for how many years?
15 centuries
Waht was the name of the group that was founded England in 1875 that wanted to protect animals liable to vivisection?
Soceity for the Protection of Animals Liable to Vivisection
In Austrailian philosopher Pete Singer's "Animal Liberation" it said that "_______" - the assumption that humans are superior to to other species - is similar to racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice.
Speciesism
The AWA defines "animal" as what?
A) a warm-blooded animal
B) a live or dead warm-blooded animal
C) a cold-blooded animal
D) a cold or warm blooded animal
E) a live or dead cold or warm blooded animal
B) a live or dead warm-blooded animal