1. ANIMAL TESTING

2. SCOOO WHAT ECACTLY IS
ANIMAL TESTING
 There are three main types of animal
testing…
 1.PRODUCT TESTING
 Test safety of products after
consuption
 Usually cosmetic testing

3. RESEARCH
 Performed for advancements in
 medicine and science
 /Usually experiments with new drugs

4. EDUCATION & TRAINING
 Range from high school dissection to
 training medical students at university

5. wait…what exactly is the law on animal
testing in Australia?
 Legal
 Laws to ensure protection of animal
 welfare
 Different in each state & territory
 All require testing be approved by an
 authority

6. The National Health & Medical
Research Council’s Code of Practice for
the Care and Use of Animals for
Scientific Purposes

7. The basis for all practices and
procedures.
 The code ensures that testing is:
 Valid
 Humane
 Justifiable
 Considerate

8. BUT.…IS ANIMAL TESTING,ESPECIALLY
FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS A
GOOD OR BAD THING?
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST
ANIMAL TESTING

9. WE ALL HAD TO STOP ANIMAL
TESTING

10.  Testing is cruel to animals
 Many tests result in pain, suffering
and even death of the animal

11. Animal testing is no longer necessary
because there are many alternatives

12. ITS VERY BAD STOP IT
NOW