This is a video from PETA’s Twitter feed. I don’t think that I need to add words to be frank. The video is poignant and says it all. How anybody on this planet can support animal experimentation is remarkable and … Continue reading →
The words in the title are a Google search term which is why I chose it. I can provide a case study (in the singular). The study shows how unethical animal research can be. In fact its very existence is … Continue reading →
Sometimes cats used for animal testing are held for up to 2 years. That is what I am told in the book The Domestic Cat: the Biology of Its Behaviour. The European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used … Continue reading →
This is a short essay on animal testing for children. It is deliberately written in simplified English. The ideas have also been simplified. Animal testing is a tricky subject. People have strong ideas about it. There is a lot of … Continue reading →
When a cosmetic manufacturer sells their products in China, the Chinese conduct independent testing of those cosmetics on animals. These are well-known cosmetics made by well-known manufacturers such as Revlon and Estee Lauder. Both Revlon and Estee Lauder do not … Continue reading →
Every now and then I write about animal testing and every time that I write about it, it becomes less and less justifiable and more are more unnecessary. This is because, in part, science is developing methods to test drugs … Continue reading →
Testing on animals is controversial. A recent report issued by the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provides some interesting information. The first bit of good news is that animal testing is down, based on … Continue reading →
I am one of those people who finds animal testing abhorrent. There is no need for it, in my view. I’ve always felt that there should be alternatives and that animal testing for our benefit cannot be justified. There are … Continue reading →
There is a distinct possibility that most animal testing labs will be closed down in the future provided a new replacement system is approved by the regulators. The proposed replacement system is one in which artificial humans replace animals for … Continue reading →
This is a short essay about using animals for medical research. It is deliberately written in a straightforward, simplified style and is for students. Visitors are free to use it as they wish under a creative commons license. Animal testing … Continue reading →
