Animal Testing

Lauren Draper

Animal Testing History Animal Welfare Act 1999 Pros Cons Current NZ issue: Psychoactive

Substances Act (aka party pills, legal highs)

History Animals have been

tested on since the 19th century for the study of science and human and veterinary medicine.

Also used in education, training, cosmetics and household products

http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144

Animal Welfare Act 1999 Strictly controls use of animals in research,

testing and teaching.

Every request for animal use must be approved and monitored by an animal ethics committee.

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/animal-welfare/research

3 R’s Replacement

Reduction

Refinementhttp://www.voxy.co.nz/national/2007-national-

animal-ethics-advisory-committee-naeac-annual-

report-released/5/1224

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Results Burned Shocked Poisoned Isolated Starved Forcibly restrained Addicted to drugs Brain damaged

http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animal-testing-bad-science.aspx

http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144

Pros Medical research: human, veterinary Ensures safety and health of humans

Bred for a purpose

Alternative methods cannot simulate humans in the same way

Cons Ethics: should animals be euthanized for human

benefit? Cruelty?

Animals are physiologically different to humans

Is it necessary?-cell cultures-computer models-human trials

Substances tested that don’t see approval

Psychoactive Substances Act “If a suitable alternative does not exist, the

advisory committee may have regard to the results of a trial that involves the use of an animal”.

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2013/0100/latest/whole.html#DLM5331115

Controversial Hundreds protested in rallies around NZ

Psychoactive Substances ActPros Ensures human safety No different to cosmetic

testing etc.

Cons Not life saving drugs Unethical

"Test them on the idiots that want to take it because there are hundreds of idiots who want to take it'' John Banks, Act Party

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10905359

Animal Organisations NAEAC: National Animal Ethics Advisory

Committee NAWAC: National Animal Welfare Advisory

Committee ANZCCART: Australian and New Zealand Council

for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching SAFE: Save Animals From Experiments PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals SPCA: Society for the Protection of Cruelty to

Animals

You decide…

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References About Animal Testing (n.d.) Using animals testing, pros versus cons.

Retrieved from: http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-

testing- pros-versus-cons.html My Vegan Journal (n.d.) Companies that test on animals.

Retrieved from: http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144

New England Anti-Vivisection Society (n.d.) Alternatives in education. Retrieved

from: http://www.neavs.org/alternatives/in-education New Zealand Herald (2013) Animal Testing Protests: ‘Test them on the idiots who

take them’.Retrieved from: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?

c_id=1&objectid=10905359 New Zealand Herald (2013)Law change on research animals.

Retrieved from: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?

c_id=280&objectid=11141913&ref=rss New Zealand Legislation (1999) Animal Welfare Act 1999. Retrieved from:

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1999/0142/latest/DLM50499.html New Zealand Legislation (2013) Psychoactive Substances Act.

Retrieved from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0053/latest/DLM5331116.html

References PETA (n.d.) Animals used for experimentaion.

Retrieved from:http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/alternatives-to-animal-testing.aspx

Speaking of Research (n.d.) Facts. Retrieved from: http://speakingofresearch.com/facts/

Understanding animal research (n.d.) Animal testing essay writing resources.Retrieved from:

http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/animal-testing-essay-writing-resources/resources-for-student-essays-history-of-animal-research/