BY S U S A N L .

ANIMAL TESTING

BENEFITS!!!!

• Vaccine for hepatitis A and B

• Surgical techniques

• Animals benefit as well-The Humane Society of the U.S.

BAD OUTCOMES?• Britches the monkeya) He was used in a three-

year maternal and sensory-deprivation study involving 24 infant monkeys

• Vioxx used to treat arthritis and acute pain

a) 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