1. Animal Testing

2. Quiz

3. Who wants to take a medicine to help them when they are sick?

4. Who doesn’t like the thought of animal testing?

5. Which medicines wouldn’t we have without animal testing?

6. Which of these products are tested on animals?

7. All Tested On Animals

8. Which of these products are tested on animals?

9. All Tested On Animals

10. We can’t have new medicines without animal testing

11. Why?

12. Steps to making a medicine

13. Steps to making a medicine
Make chemicals
Test chemicals work in test tubes

14. Steps to making a medicine
Test chemicals absorbed and work in animals
Make chemicals
Test chemicals work in test tubes

15. Steps to making a medicine
Test chemicals absorbed and work in animals
Make chemicals
Test chemicals work in test tubes
Test chemicals safe in animals

16. Types of animal research
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Developing new treatments for diseases 30%
Fundamental biological and medical research 31%
Safety testing of non-medical products used in the household, agriculture and industry 3.2%
Breeding of laboratory animals 34%
Developing new methods of diagnosis 1.6%

17. Types of animals used 84% Rats, mice and other rodents.
     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
84% Rats, mice and other rodents.
12% Fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds
1% Rabbits and ferrets
2.6% Sheep, cows, and pigs
0.3% Dogs and cats. Specially bred for research. No strays or unwanted pets can be used
0.15% Monkeys, such as marmosets and macaques.
Orangutans and gorillas are not used in the USA.
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Types of animals used

18. Number of animals used decreasing
UK procedures by year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
   
        
Copyright 2006
                                                                            
                                                                                                         
   
                  
1986 animals act   

19. Animal testing centers
Government inspected
Animals kept well
Animals cared for and disease free
Animals bred (especially for testing)
Animals not collected from the wild

20. Few animals suffer from pain
91% of research (not painful to animals)
50% of testing did not have to do with pain at all.
34% were given pain killers or put to sleep.

21. Animal disease testing
Flu vaccine- chickens
Polio vaccine- mice and monkeys
Penicillin- mice
Heart surgery- dogs
Transplants- dogs, sheep, cows, and pigs
Rabies vaccine- dog and rabbit
Diabetes treatment- dogs and fish
Multiple sclerosis – mice, monkey

22. Animal benefits
90% of animal medicines come from animal testing

23. Animal rights activists
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24. Is there an alternative to animal testing?

25. Not Yet

26. Conclusions Animal testing is a necessary evil to get new medicines
The number of animals used is declining
Most studies use rats and mice
Most studies are not painful
The animals are well looked after
Animal medicines also come from animal testing

27. Graphics by David Patou Editing by David Patou Story by Gary Patou

28. Medicines we would have with no animal testing