information weighing up the ethical issue of animal testing

2. What is animal testing?
• Animal testing is the use of
animals in research and
development projects. To test
the safety of substances such
as foods or drugs
• Right now it is estimated that
50 to 100 million vertebrate
animals are used annually but
many more invertebrates.
• Information taken from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/animal+testing and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing

3. What animals are used in testing?
• 90% of the animals used are rats
and mice. They are used to test
drug treatments for diseases and
various kinds of cancer.
• Dogs, cats, and primates
combined account for less than
1% of all the animals used in
research.
• We live a healthier life because of
animal testing (this is an opinion)
• Information taken from http://www.the-
aps.org/pa/animals/quest4.html

4. Why do some people think animal
testing is Good?
• Animal testing has helped to develop
vaccines against diseases like
rabies, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and
TB.
• Antibiotics, HIV drugs, insulin and cancer
treatments rely on animal tests. Other
testing methods aren't advanced enough.
• Operations on animals helped to develop
organ transplant and open-heart surgery
techniques
• A lot of people would not be alive without
these scientific discoveries
• Lots of objects you use have been tested
on animals to make sure they are ok for
you
• Information taken from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/citizenship_11_14/s

5. Why do some people think animal
testing is bad?
• It's cruel, unnecessary, and expensive. They
believe that more accurate testing can be
carried out with computers (opinion).
• 2.73 million animals were used in tests in
2002. That was an increase of 110,000.
• 100 million animals are used in testing
worldwide. Between 10 -11 million were used
in the European Union
• Animals are bred for research but
subsequently killed as "surplus" - of which
campaigners claim there are millions but are
not included in statistics.
• Household products are still tested on animals
in Britain today. In the Draize Eye
Test, irritants are dripped into the eyes of
Rabbits.
• Information from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/debate/2008/44_shouldanimalsb

6. Where can I get more information?
• http://vivisection-
absurd.org.uk/x33.html
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/t
eachers/citizenship_11_14/subject
_areas/human_rights/newsid_3430
000/3430169.stm
• http://www.gurl.com/findout/fastfact
s/pages/0,,622679,00.html
• http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/scien
ce-research/animal-testing/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/stude
ntlife/debate/2008/44_shouldanimal
sbetestedon.shtml

7. Thank you
What do you think?