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Ban Animal Testing by https://padlet.com/kirklandmichele/animaltestingbanforbella For Bella en-us 2018-08-06 01:39:12 UTC 2018-08-06 09:41:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png Speech kirklandmichele https://padlet.com/kirklandmichele/animaltestingbanforbella/wish/272021270 Introduction
If you took a shower this morning; washed and conditioned your hair; used soap, deodorant then washed your teeth, under current Australian law you probably used products tested on animals. 6.8 million animals were tested on last year in Australia alone. Modern medicine would be different without animal testing. Research on dogs where the pancreases were removed led to the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century; this has saved and improved the lives of millions of diabetics, including some students in our audience today. The polio vaccine -- developed for human use only after it was tested on animals -- has helped reduce this disease entirely. Advances in breast cancer, brain trauma, leukemia, cystic fibrosis, malaria, multiple sclerosis and tuberculosis are directly attributable to animal experimentation, and without testing on chimpanzees, there would be no hepatitis B vaccine.
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Animal testing is a valuable asset in scientific research, drug development, health and medical research and cosmetics manufacturing. Animals are frequently used as test subjects since their physiology is similar to human physiology, which provides information about how the human body will react to certain substances. Though many animal activists strongly oppose the use of animals in research, the above-mentioned fields still widely use animals as test subjects, and the options for alternatives to animal testing are still underdeveloped. Before a new drug is to be tested on humans, it first is tested on animals. Various doses are administered to gather data on the responses and reactions to the drug. Metabolic tests regarding how the animal’s body treats the drug are also done, and information on how the animal’s body reacts to the drug is noted Various cosmetics are tested on animals to ensure that they will not cause irritation and hypersensitivity reactions in humans. Because cosmetics are mostly used on skin surfaces, procedures--such as patch-testing--are usually done on animals to provide data on whether the substance causes skin irritation, and to what degree. If the test animal does not show any signs of skin irritation such as redness, swelling, or itchiness, then the cosmetic may be classified as non-irritating.
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Many cosmetics and household cleaners are tested on animals to find out whether they are toxic. Chemicals are placed in rabbits’ eyes to see how much harm they cause. Rabbits are used because they are timid, have large eyes and do not have tears to wash away the substance, so researchers can monitor how badly their eyes are damaged. This is called the Draize test. Sometimes a patch of fur is shaved off animals and the products are applied to their bare skin to see how much irritation occurs. This is a skin irritancy test.Chemicals can be force-fed to animals until half of them die from poisoning. This is called the LD 50 Test.
Each of these tests is very painful for the animals, but they shouldn’t need to happen as there are other ways of testing whether a product is safe.

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Almost every type of human and animal cell can be grown in the laboratory. Scientists have grown miniature human organs, which provide a more realistic way to test new products. 'Organs-on-chips’' can be used instead of animals to study the effect of chemicals on humans. Healthy and diseased tissues donated from human volunteers can provide a more accurate way of studying human biology and disease than animal testing. Human tissue can be donated from surgery and are used to replace rabbit irritation tests. Computer models can be used to conduct virtual experiments based on existing information and mathematical data. Sophisticated scanning machines and recording techniques can ‘see’ inside the brain to monitor the progression of brain disease comparing with healthy volunteers.

Conclusion

Here in Australia animal testing doesn't happen anymore, but it is still legal and on the shelves you can still find many items tested on animals overseas too. That's why the Government has announced that by July next year animal testing for cosmetics will be officially banned in Australia. The ban will apply to new cosmetic products tested on animals overseas but not items which are already stocked in shops. The Government hopes those items will be gradually phased out by the companies that make them as well. The Opposition says it agrees with the changes and has promised to bring in similar laws if elected.

And hopefully one day, no more animals will need to suffer in the name of hygeine.

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If you took a shower this morning; washed and conditioned your hair; used soap, deodorant and brushed your teeth, under current Australian law you probably used products tested on animals.

Last year in Australia 6.8 million animals were tested on to ensure that everyday products and medicines were safe for humans. That’s a lot of animals! The way humans live today would be very different if not for testing on animals just like me. Our suffering has improved the lives of many humans.

Here in the lab, animals like me are not given names - just numbers. That’s because scientists “white coats” who experiment on us think of us as laboratory tools – not animals with feelings.

Whilst we are seen as a valuable asset to scientific research, drug development, medical and cosmetic manufacturing the conditions we are placed in are intolerable. I have been locked in this cage since I was born and I have never been outside. I have been told that the white coasts like to use rabbits in their tests because we’re small, gentle, and easy to handle.

Before a new drug is made available to humans, it is first given to me. During tests, they put me in restraining devices so I can’t move, Chemicals are dropped into my eyes and because rabbits don’t have tear ducts, I cant wash it away. My eyes feel like they are burning and I constantly have a red rash. I also regularly have my fur shaved, and chemicals applied to my skin. The ‘White Coats’ write down how long it takes for the chemicals to irritate my skin.

I have also been electrocuted when they placed me in a maze to test how I responded to light. The rabbit in the cage next to me died from poisoning last week as he was force fed chemicals and nothing else. A few years ago my sister had her leg amputated without any anaesthesia to see the effect of pain on her heartrate.

Common sense would tell you that rabbits and human are not the same. In fact the Humane Society reported last year that 85% of tests on animals did NOT have the same effect on humans.

Technological advances over the past few years have made other methods for reliable so there is no reason to test on animals. The white coats can grow human skin in test tubes and miniature organs to test the effect of chemicals on them. Humans now donate their bodies to science; computers can conduct “virtual” experiments and scanning machines can see inside the human body to monitor what is happening. All of these methods are now more reliable than testing on animals.

We count on compassionate people like animal activists who oppose us being used in research. They are our voice and our heroes as we cannot be heard. Organisations like PETA, the RSPCA and the Humane Society raise money, awareness and take action towards organisations and companies to stop the experiments.

Here in Australia animal testing is still legal even though the European Union started banning it in 2008. If you look around your house you can still find items tested on animals from countries such as the US, China and Brazil. The Government has announced that by July next year animal testing for cosmetics will be officially banned.

You can help me by encouraging your parents to purchase cruelty free products and avoiding ones that have been tested on animals like me so that I can be free.

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