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Whether you're curious about the basics of animal testing or exploring complex ethical questions, you'll find balanced, factual information here to help form your own informed opinions. From understanding different species used in research to discovering the latest alternatives and global perspectives, our expert-backed content covers everything you need to know. We believe that thoughtful discussion starts with reliable facts, and we're here to provide exactly that in an accessible, trustworthy way.

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Using Animals for Testing: Pros Versus Cons
Animal testing has long been a subject of debate, with both advantages and disadvantages. Neither side offers a definitive solution that satisfies the public...
Controversy of Animal Testing
Animal testing is a deeply divided subject, with a great deal of passion, emotion and ideas on both sides regarding the ethics of this practice. There is als...
What Happens to Animals After Testing?
Many members of the public are interested in learning what happens to animals after they are used for testing to ensure they are treated humanely. In fact, t...
History of Protests Against Animal Tests
Animal protests have a long and turbulent history, from their emergence in the twentieth century to the last decade. Since the 1960s and 1970s, protests incr...
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What Happens to Animals After Testing?
Many members of the public are interested in learning what happens to animals after they are used for testing to ensure they are treated humanely. In fact, t...
Animal Rights Activists Targeting Scientists
Although polls show that most of the public support peaceful animal rights protests, there are unfortunately a number of groups that use aggressive, intimida...
Scientists Against Animal Testing
While the vast majority of scientists support animal testing for research purposes, a growing number are against animal testing for use in the cosmetics indu...
Pet Foods and Animal Testing
There are mixed opinions on animal testing for products, medications and treatments that are meant to benefit humans or be consumed by humans in some format....
Changing British Attitudes on Animal Testing
British attitudes on animal testing can seem to fluctuate, partly because one minute the news is publishing a major incident of animal extremism and then the...
Replacing Animal Tests With Stem Cells
Finding a suitable alternative to animal testing is one of the biggest challenges of the research sector. In fact, it's a seemingly formidable one that has l...
Suffering of Lab Animal Technicians
When most people think about animal testing, the word 'suffering' is related directly to the animals. We worry about animal welfare and consider ways to redu...
Rapid Information Sharing to Reduce Animal Tests
If you speak to virtually anyone who supports animal testing, they will still cite the important need to reduce the use of laboratory animals in testing. Whi...
Using Biochips Instead of Animals for Testing
Given that the cosmetics sector in Europe will experience a ban on animal testing to be phased in by 2009, new ways of testing cosmetics will become even mor...
Human Infections from Animal Testing Labs
In animal testing labs, proper preventative safety procedures are vital to safeguarding animal health and ensuring that ethical standards are met. Yet, human...
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