Animal testing is not necessary anymore. There are alternatives to product testing.

This information was obtained from Kara Rogers. She holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Arizona.

The husbandry and treatment of laboratory animals has been and continues to be a major topic of ethical debate. Concern over the care and management of animals used in scientific research was initially raised in the 19th century in Great Britain, where the Cruelty to Animals Act was adopted in 1876. A significant step forward for both supporters and opponents of animal research occurred in 1959, when British zoologist William Russell and British microbiologist Rex Burch published The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique. This work introduced the goals of replacement, reduction, and refinement: replacement of animal testing with other techniques, reduction of the number of animals tested, and refinement of animal tests to reduce suffering. These concepts became the foundation for the development of scientific alternatives to animal testing, and they continue to guide the treatment of animals in modern scientific research. 

Alternative techniques in basic research and toxicology

Alternatives to animal testing are primarily based on biochemical assays, on experiments in cells that are carried out in vitro (“within the glassâ€Â), and on computational models and algorithms. These techniques are typically far more sophisticated and specific than traditional approaches to testing in whole animals, and many in vitro tests are capable of producing information about the biological effects of a test compound that are as accurate as and in some cases more accurate than information collected from studies in whole animals. In addition, basic research is focusing increasingly on developing models based on organisms that are less expensive and more experimentally efficient than mammals.

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