One of the most controversial topics worldwide is whether or not animals can be used for medical purposes such as drug testing, studying diseases, or making advancements in drug technology. The main issue is the fact that animals are conscious and sentient like us humans. This has led to dis...
The animals used for medical research purposes are produced for that purpose only. They are rarely collected from the general population. After use they are killed to end their suffering. It is therefore right to allow medical research take its course with gradual changes being made with time ...
Globally,about 192.1 million animals are used annually for experimental purposes.Iran has conducted animal-based research dating back to the time of Ibn Sina.Although,like many countries,Iran regulates the use and treatment of laboratory animals,it lacks sufficient enforcement.To ensure ethical treatment...
Municipality of Monteiro presented a higher diversity of animals used for veterinary purposes, with 38 species cited compared to 27 from Sumé locality (Table1). The higher diversity of animals used in Monteiro can be assessed visually from the collectors curves (Figure2) where Monteiro's curve o...
The basic tenet of the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (the Code) is that there is an ethical imperative in our decisions as to if and how animals are used in these circumstances. The Code provides a framework for ethical review which ...
animals used in veterinary medications by livestock raisers and rural populations in two municipalities located in Paraiba State, NE Brazil. The purpose of this study was (1) to describe the local zootherapeutic practices in EVM, (2) to insert the faunal resources explored for medicinal purposes ...
The author hopes to encourage wider discussion of this topic within the scientific, defense and animal welfare circles, leading to further refinements in the welfare and protection of animals used for these important, though often controversial, purposes....
Human beings use animals for a lot of purposes, including research. By studying animals, it is possible to learn information that cannot be learned in any other way. Animals are used in research when there is a need to find out what happens in the whole living body. There are four main...
DDrugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicinalpurposes 50.Whydofarmersgivedrugstotheiranimals? A.tospeedupthegrowthofanimals BTomaketheanimalsfatter Ctomaketheanimals’meatfittoeat DTomaketheanimals’meatrichinnutrients 51.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___. Ascientist...
WHY USE ANIMALS? Human beings use animals for a wide variety of purposes 260 million people in the US have pets More than 5 billion animals are consumed. Overview of the Howard University Animal Care and Use Program (IACUC) Regulatory/Oversight Agencies OLAW (Office of Laborator...