Animal Testing
Lauren Draper
Animal Testing
History
 Animal Welfare Act 1999
 Pros
 Cons
 Current NZ issue: Psychoactive
Substances Act (aka party pills, legal
highs)
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History
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Animals have been
tested on since the
19th century for the
study of science and
human and veterinary
medicine.
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Also used in
education, training,
cosmetics and
household products
http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
Animal Welfare Act 1999
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Strictly controls use of animals in
research, testing and teaching.
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Every request for animal use must be
approved and monitored by an animal
ethics committee.
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http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/anim
al-welfare/research
3 R’s
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Replacement
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Reduction
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Refinement
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/2007-nationalanimal-ethics-advisory-committee-naeac-annualreport-released/5/1224
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_for_Primary_I
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Results
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Burned
Shocked
Poisoned
Isolated
Starved
Forcibly restrained
Addicted to drugs
Brain damaged
http://www.peta.org/issue
s/animals-used-forexperimentation/animaltesting-bad-science.aspx
http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
Pros
Medical research: human, veterinary
 Ensures safety and health of humans
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Bred for a purpose
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Alternative methods cannot simulate
humans in the same way
Cons
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Ethics: should animals be euthanized for human
benefit? Cruelty?
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Animals are physiologically different to humans
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Is it necessary?
-cell cultures
-computer models
-human trials
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Substances tested that don’t see approval
Psychoactive Substances Act
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“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”.
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http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2
013/0100/latest/whole.html#DLM5331115
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Controversial
Hundreds protested in rallies around NZ
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Psychoactive Substances Act
Pros
 Ensures human safety
 No different to cosmetic
testing etc.
Cons
 Not life saving drugs
 Unethical
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&obje
ctid=10905359
"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
Animal Organisations
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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…
http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-and-stopanimal-testing-8/
References
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About Animal Testing (n.d.) Using animals testing, pros versus cons.
Retrieved from: http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-testing-
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pros-versus-cons.html
My Vegan Journal (n.d.) Companies that test on animals.
Retrieved from: http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
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New England Anti-Vivisection Society (n.d.) Alternatives in education. Retrieved
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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=111419
13&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.ht
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References
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PETA (n.d.) Animals used for experimentaion.
Retrieved from:http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-forexperimentation/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-testingessay-writing-resources/resources-for-student-essays-history-of-animalresearch/