should animal testing be banned
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Should animal testing be banned?
Hayley Martinelli Extended project qualification
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How long can scientists continue animal testing ?
• Animal testing dates back to the 3rd and 4th centuries, with Aristotle performing one of the very first experiments on animals.
• Now, In the UK, there were nearly three million experiments on live animals in 2002
• But, as new technologies are being discovered, how long can scientists justify there reasons for animal testing ?
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Evolutionary theory
• Charles Darwin believed species changed over time and space .…
• His theory suggested animals could be used to model humans for research into biology and other advancements . . . . .
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The classical conditioning theory
• Ivan went further to support Darwin's research
• He conducted a psychological experiment on dogs
• This resulted in the theory about how behaviour is learnt
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What about the previous disasters surrounding animal testing ?
• Thalidomide – 1953, German company produced a drug to treats morning sickness in pregnant women
• Drug was NOT tested on pregnant animals
• Children in 46 countries were born with birth defects
• The drug was eventually withdrawn in 1961
• Still used today
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Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds• Victim in the Thalidomide disaster• Author of 4 fingers and 13 toes• Lived ordinary life despite her disability • Contacted via E-mail, happy to answer questions• Rosie sits on the ‘bench’ in this debate
• ‘I don't like the idea of animals being used to test things like cosmetic make up, washing powder, alcohol and so on’
• ‘Consequently, I feel that there is still a necessity to use animals for testing purposes in relation to medical research.’
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Other speakers
• Mel Broughton is anti-animal testing
• She runs the SPEAK campaign and runs numerous petitions requesting animal testing is stopped In oxford
• Alastair Buchan is head of medical sciences at oxford
• He believes animal testing is vital and beneficial to medical research
• These two people were contacted via e-mail and letters, asking for their personal view on the debate itself, they said . . . . . .
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NOTHING !!!The emails and letters I sent both parties were ignored, which was a
huge problem when researching the project !
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Alternative method
Artificial human skin cells, the procedure
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Is there another way to test medicines instead of animal
testing ?
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What does society think ?
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Questionnaire
• Handed out a questionnaire I came up with
• 50% of people improved since 1950’s
• 60% ok testing for vaccines and diseases
• 35% Tests unnecessary
• What does this really mean ?
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Future of animal testing
• New Law eventually put in place
• Alternatives should eventually be suitable
• In years to come, Animals might not be used for testing ever again
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Conclusion
Subjective Debate
People For
People Against
No right or wrong answer
Majority are on the ‘bench’ of the topic