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Animal testing . By Susan l. Benefits!!!!. Vaccine for hepatitis A and B Surgical techniques Animals benefit as well. -The Humane Society of the U.S. . Bad outcomes?. Britches the monkey He was used in a three-year maternal and sensory-deprivation study involving 24 infant monkeys
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Animal testing By Susan l.
Benefits!!!! • Vaccine for hepatitis A and B • Surgical techniques • Animals benefit as well -The Humane Society of the U.S.
Bad outcomes? • Britches the monkey • He was used in a three-year maternal and sensory-deprivation study involving 24 infant monkeys • Vioxx used to treat arthritis and acute pain • Estimated 88,000-139,00 had heart attacks or strokes, as many as 55,000 of them fatal. -PETA.org
What people think! • Unethical • Needs to be stopped • Does not work -PETA.org
Alternatives -Treehugger.com
Animal welfare act • Passed in 1966 • Regulates the treatment of animals in research • Individuals must provide their animals with adequate care and treatment in the areas of housing, handling, sanitation, nutrition, water, veterinary care, and protection from extreme weather and temperatures