And although those who seek to end animal research – either because they choose to reject its well established validity and usefulness or because they believe the life of a rat is equal in importance to that of a child - persist in their efforts to subvert medical research with break-ins, thefts, arsons,
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Animal testing , also known as animal experimentation , animal research , and in vivo testing , is the use of non-human animals in experiments. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million vertebrate...
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AMP - Animal Research Saves Human and Animal Lives ... Stand Up for Research - Lifesaving biomedical research involving laboratory animals is under attack on several fronts by animal rights extremists. Scientists, researchers and the public are now standing together to show their support for medical progress.
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Too little is being done to introduce non-animal tests into research in spite of fifty years having passed since the Three Rs principle of humane treatment for laboratory animals was first set out. ... FRAME's ultimate aim is the elimination of the need to use laboratory animals in any kind of medical or scientific procedure.
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Some in society want to end the practice of using animals for medical research. Others want to grant to animals the same rights in law enjoyed by humans. In the extreme, still others believe violence is morally justified in the name of animal rights.
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Promoting public understanding and support of the ethical use of animals in scientific and medical research to improve the quality of human and animal health. In the News (from various media sources), facts, FAQ, online videos, educational materials, kids page, publications and specific research projects.
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Most medical breakthroughs are made in human studies, although animal research usually takes the credit. For example, deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease was pioneered in humans, not monkeys, as frequently claimed.
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Ethically, as the battle over Oxford university's controversial new bio-medical research centre has shown, it depends which side of the argument you are on. ... Recent beneficiaries of animal testing are breast cancer patients who have been prescribed the drug Herceptin, which was developed using mice. So are more than 70%
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Junk Science: PETA: Sacrifice Human, Not Animal Life for Medical Research, PETA's support for embryonic stem cell research shows that the organization values animal life over human life. ... As it turns out, PETA supports ESC research as a way to end animal research. While PETA acknowledges that “unfortunately,
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