1. Animal Experimentation
The Pros & Cons

2. Benefits of Animal Research
Penicillin *Mice
Tuberculosis Medicine *Guinea Pigs
Kidney Transplants *Dogs & Cats
Blood Transfusions *Dogs
Meningitis Vaccine *Mice
Breast Cancer Treatments *Mice, Rats, & Dogs
Asthma inhalers *Guinea Pigs & Rabbits
Insulin for Diabetics *Dogs
Polio Vaccine *Mice
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease *Monkeys

3. Just a few other Benefits…
Cervical Cancer Antibodies
Modern Anesthetics
Tetanus Vaccine
Diphtheria Vaccine
Anticoagulants
Streptomycin
Kidney Dialysis
Whooping cough Vaccine
Heart Lung Machine
Hip Replacements
Cardiac Pacemakers
High Blood Pressure Medicines
Replacements of Heart Valves
MRI Scanning for Improved Diagnosis
Prenatal Corticosteroids for Premature Babies
Treatment for River Blindness
Life Support for premature Babies
Medicines to Control Transplant Rejection
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Leprosy Treatment
Oral & Inhaled Insulin for Type I Diabetes
Angiogenesis inhibitors for Cancer & Blindness
Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy
Alzheimer’s Vaccine
Vaccine for Anthrax
Rabies Vaccine
Typhoid Vaccine
Cholera Vaccine
Treatment for Beriberi
Treatment for Rickets
Corneal Transplants
Local Anesthetics
Discovery of Vitamin C
Canine Distemper Vaccine
Bypass Operation
Measles Vaccine
German Measles Vaccine
MMR Vaccine
Antidepressants & Antipsychotics
CT Scanning for improved diagnosing
Chemotherapy for Leukemia
Medication for Type II Diabetes
Cervical Cancer Antibodies
Bird Flu Vaccine
Malaria Vaccine
Medicines to treat ulcers
Inhaled Asthma Medication
Combined therapy for HIV infection

4. US Yearly Benefit of Animal Research
450,000 Prescription for Anabolic (Growth) Hormones
520,000 Heart Bypass Operations
1,500,000 Prescribed for Erythroretin (for Anemia)
34,000,000 Anticoagulants dispensed
95,000,000 Prescriptions for Asthma

6. What Animal Research is to Science:
Crucial to Medical Progress
Irreplaceable
Strictly Regulated (3 R’s)

7. The 3 R’s Replacement: -In-Vitro testing -Computer modeling
Refinement:
-Better living conditions for animals
-Minimizing pain whenever possible
-Better training for Animal Technicians
Replacement:
-In-Vitro testing
-Computer modeling
-MRI Scanning
-Micro Dosing
Reduction:
-Re-evaluation minimum numbers of animals for statistical significance
-Methods of allowing multiple procedures on single animals
-Better designed experiments to reduce numbers.

8. The Argument Against Animal Research…

9. Cruel and unusual torturing of the animals
Cruel and unusual torturing of the animals The rights of the animals are being abused/denied There are so many practical alternatives that are available, so animals don’t have to be sacrificed.

11. Experiments on animals: Switch to a better way…

13. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation…
The development of a synthetic cellular tissue that closely resembles human skin to test on.
In Vitro Testing
The use of a product called Eyetex. This is a synthetic material that turns opaque when a product damages it, closely resembling the way that a real eye reacts to harmful substances.
MRI Scanning
Micro Dosing
Human Patient & Computer simulators

14. Utilitarianism…

16. Thank you for listening…