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Article #2: "Can computer models replace animal testing"

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Article #2: "Can computer models replace animal testing"

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Curiosity question:
1. Do they have to be a specific species?
Questions the article answers:
1. Which is the most used animal?
2. Are guinea pigs used more or less than rabbits?
Research path questions:
1. Are the numbers for testing increasing or decreasing?

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Curiosity question:
1. What do the experiments include?
Questions the article answers:
1. Are all the animals alive during the tests?
2. What species of animals are used?
Research path question:
1. Do all animals die after the tests/experiments?

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Curiosity question:
1. Will this computer model be accurate?
Questions the article answers:
1. How do these computers work?
Research path questions:
1. How many animals will this computer model replace?

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Meet Ralph

Ralph-the-rabbit is a tester-one of untold thousands of rabbits and other animals used each year in government-required chemical-poisoning tests for cosmetics and their ingredients.

"Save Ralph" combines empathetic storytelling with the magic of stop-motion animation and performances by an A-list multinational cast in the next phase of Humane Society International's global campaign to outlaw cosmetic animal testing once and for all.

Meet the Voices of Ralph and His Friends

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+ Where is cosmetic animal testing still required, and why?

"Cosmetic animal testing" can include testing of a finished product like a shampoo or deodorant, or the chemical ingredients in cosmetic formulation, such as dyes or preservatives-or both.

Finished product testing is almost unheard of outside of China and a handful of developing countries, and Chinese requirements for animal testing of some cosmetics are due to be lifted as of May 2021, with some conditions.

Ingredient testing is performed by or on behalf of specialty chemical companies who supply cosmetic manufacturers and other industries. This type of testing is driven mainly by chemical laws, which require numerous different animal-poisoning tests to assess a chemical's hazards. These new chemical laws are now the major threat to cruelty-free cosmetics, because even ingredients with long histories of safe use are the subject of new animal testing demands by chemical authorities.

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"Save Ralph" combines empathetic storytelling with the magic of stop-motion animation and performances by an A-list multinational cast in the next phase of Humane Society International's global campaign to outlaw cosmetic animal testing once and for all.