Definitions
Individuals believe animals are entitled to the possession of their own existence and should not be used for any human benefit
What are animal rights
12-27 million animals
What are the number of animals used in research
This act was passed in 1966 and is the main federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition.
What is the Animal Welfare Act?
The publication of their work "Silent Spring" catalyzed the concern of DDT on wild animals
Who is Rachel Carson?
This is the smallest number of people that must be on the committee that dominate animal care protocol at any institution that conducts animal research
What is 5?
Individuals believe in proper housing, nutrition, and disease prevention and treatment, responsible care, proper handling, and human euthanasia or slaughter
What is animal welfare
percent of drugs tested on animals are unsuccessful in humans
This law, passed in 1828, was the first of its kind and articulated concern for the moral and legal status of animals.
What is the First Anti-Cruelty Law in New York Legislature?
Their work in Tanzania broke boundaries in the understanding of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees
Who is Jane Goodall?
These two institutions conduct the most animal research
What are the FDA (food and drug administration) and the CDC (center for disease control)
This term defines a product and/ or practice that does not cause the suffering of animals
What is cruelty-free?
Regulated animal most frequently tested on in labs in the US
What are guinea pigs
This organization was founded in 1866 to prevent cruelty to animals throughout the United States.
What is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals?
Nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", this person's regular television program introduced wild animals to families around the world.
Who is Steve Irwin?
The only federal law that regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, and transport, and by dealers in the US
What is the Animal Welfare Act
This is the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals
What is speciesism
Percent of adults who oppose the use of animal research in scientific research
What is 52%
This act was passed in 1906 to prevent animals from being confined across state lines for more than 28 consecutive hours.
What is the Animal Transportation Act?
Their book, "Animal Liberation", argued that animals have the same capacity to suffer as humans
Who is Peter Singer?
This group oversees the two federal agencies doing the most testing on animals
What is the Public Heath Service
This organization is known for its radical tactics in the name of animal rights
What is PETA
The amount of money spent on animal testing each year in the US
What is $15-$16 Billion
This protest in our nation's capital in 1990 is largely credited with putting the animal rights movement on the main floor of Congress.
What is the March for the Animals?
This person wrote "Animal Machines", which described the conditions of industrial veal farming.
Who is Ruth Harrison?
Group established at each institution to review all proposed animal experiments
What is the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee?