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Animal Testing History Animal Welfare Act 1999 Pros Cons Current NZ issue: Psychoactive
Substances Act (aka party pills, legal highs)
History Animals have been
tested on since the 19th century for the study of science and human and veterinary medicine.
Also used in education, training, cosmetics and household products
http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
Animal Welfare Act 1999 Strictly controls use of animals in research,
testing and teaching.
Every request for animal use must be approved and monitored by an animal ethics committee.
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/animal-welfare/research
3 R’s Replacement
Reduction
Refinementhttp://www.voxy.co.nz/national/2007-national-
animal-ethics-advisory-committee-naeac-annual-
report-released/5/1224
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_for_Primary_Industries_logo.gif
Results Burned Shocked Poisoned Isolated Starved Forcibly restrained Addicted to drugs Brain damaged
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animal-testing-bad-science.aspx
http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
Pros Medical research: human, veterinary Ensures safety and health of humans
Bred for a purpose
Alternative methods cannot simulate humans in the same way
Cons Ethics: should animals be euthanized for human
benefit? Cruelty?
Animals are physiologically different to humans
Is it necessary?-cell cultures-computer models-human trials
Substances tested that don’t see approval
Psychoactive Substances Act “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”.
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2013/0100/latest/whole.html#DLM5331115
Controversial Hundreds protested in rallies around NZ
Psychoactive Substances ActPros Ensures human safety No different to cosmetic
testing etc.
Cons Not life saving drugs Unethical
"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
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10905359
Animal Organisations 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
References About Animal Testing (n.d.) Using animals testing, pros versus cons.
Retrieved from: http://www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk/using-animals-
testing- pros-versus-cons.html My Vegan Journal (n.d.) Companies that test on animals.
Retrieved from: http://myveganjournal.com/?page_id=144
New England Anti-Vivisection Society (n.d.) Alternatives in education. Retrieved
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=11141913&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.html
References PETA (n.d.) Animals used for experimentaion.
Retrieved from:http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/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-testing-essay-writing-resources/resources-for-student-essays-history-of-animal-research/