Animal Testing History
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The Modern Debate
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What is the name of the English physician who experimented on living animals in the 17th century?

William Harvey.

100

Are younger americans more likely or less likely to accept animal testing?

Less likely.

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What is animal testing

The process of studying something in a systematic way to learn more about it.

100

What did Peter Singer compare speciesism to?

Racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice.

200

How many centuries were Galen's theories of medicine used?

15 centuries.

200

What is animal testing?

The use of animals to research or test how safe medicine and/or products are.

200

What is toxicity?

Rules or directives made and maintained by an authority.

200

What did it seem like the PETA activist was trying to prove?

That animal testing comes with many horrors.

300

What was the name of the dalmation that got kidnapped and sold into experimentation?


Pepper

300

What does the NIH stand for?

The Nation Institutes of Health.

300

What are regulations?

Rules or directives made and maintained by an authority.

300

Why can't we test on cells instead of animals? 

Because cells can not yet stand in for an entire animal.

400

How early was vivisection found in Greek writings?

As early as 500 B.C.
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What is the purpose of animal testing?

To develop medical treatments and products.

400

What is scientific research?

The process of studying something in a systematic way to learn more about it.

400

Why is the decision to stop breeding chimpanzees for animal testing not completely a good idea?

Because people say the decision could hurt the development of critical vaccines and medicines.

500

In 1865, which French physiologist who argued that experimenting on animals was ethical?

Claude Bernard

500

How many animals were used for animal testing as of 2010?

1,134,693 animals were used for testing.

500

What is vivisection?

The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research.

500

What was the laboratory's director, Edward Tob, charged with?

Animal cruelty.