"People will not stop fighting for better approaches in research and testing to address the suffering of hundreds of thousands of animals varying from fish to cows."--Kaliyah smith, 6th grade
People will not stop fighting for better approaches in research and testing to address the suffering of hundreds of thousands of animals varying from fish to cows. Animal Rescue Teams and other organizations are still working to prevent suffering for animals through legislative, regulatory and corporate efforts, as well as public education. In that vein, use of animals in laboratory testing is one of the top priorities. These people work with policymakers and those within the biomedical industry to replace inhumane and unreliable animal tests with more innovative, advanced and reliable non-animal methods. Testing on animals fails to predict human reaction to drugs.
Scientists have found that almost 95% of drugs that appear safe and effective in animals go on to fail or hurt people during human clinical trials due to adverse reactions not predicted by traditional animal tests.
“I would go all the way for their pets because they love and care for their pets,” said 6th grader Zara Quiter about animal testing. If Quiter could do anything to help with animal testing they would sue people testing on animals helping other people working to save animals. Quiter’s opinion on animal testing is very strong. “They should not be valid at all and that it is wrong to do so since the tests can result in death or serious injury that will soon lead to death if not treated.”
Recently, animal lovers in Utah joined animal rescuers to celebrate and help find homes for roughly 4,000 beagles liberated from a testing facility
The Envigo facility, which bred these beagles for pharmaceutical research and testing, was found to be in violation of several federal regulations. The beagles were found this year in horrendous condition, this is why animal testing has to end, multiple animals die from this.
Homeward Trails signed an agreement with Envigo earlier this year to take in 500 "surplus" beagles that the company could not properly care for because of Covid. This is showing progress because now roughly over four-thousand five hundred beagles have been saved and most likely found homes.
“Aside from the younger pups that will likely be ready to be adopted sooner, older dogs from the facility will be more under socialized. This means everything in their environment could be new and really overwhelming to them.”
Testing on animals is no longer just inhumane, it’s now grossly inferior to new and sophisticated human-based models. Technologies like organoids and organs-on-chips can replicate the function of human organs because they are made from human cells and bio engineered to carry out the natural functions of the organs they model.
“A study demonstrated that a Liver-Chip was able to correctly identify eighty-seven percent of the tested drugs that caused drug-induced liver injury in patients. These were drugs that had already been tested as safe in animal tests. The liver damage resulted in two hundred and eight patient fatalities and ten liver transplants. Had these drugs been tested using the Liver-Chip, these human fatalities and injuries would likely have been avoided. Unfortunately, current law prohibits pharmaceutical companies from using this more reliable technology, and instead requires them to carry out archaic and outdated animal tests. Proving that testing drugs on animals doesn't always work like people expect it to.”
Next, I interviewed OSA 6th grader Naomi West. West hates animal testing and says she hates it because “even though its not my animal, the animals are still being tested on and its hurting the animals.”
“I would protest for the freedom of animals in testing and create a beauty product that was cruelty free,: said West in response to what she would to help stop animal testing. West’s mom also happens to be a veterinary technician.
Lastly, I interviewed 6th grader Hayley Schoeman. Schoeman thinks that instead of testing on animals they should find products that they know are safe. Schoeman says she would risk a lot for her pets but she's never really been in a situation where her pets are in need of help or in trouble. Next I asked her if testing on invasive species would be okay, to which she responded, “I don't think it’s a problem just because they are not helping the environment and instead, harming it by making more of themselves. Is what she answered with.”
Scientists have found that almost 95% of drugs that appear safe and effective in animals go on to fail or hurt people during human clinical trials due to adverse reactions not predicted by traditional animal tests.
“I would go all the way for their pets because they love and care for their pets,” said 6th grader Zara Quiter about animal testing. If Quiter could do anything to help with animal testing they would sue people testing on animals helping other people working to save animals. Quiter’s opinion on animal testing is very strong. “They should not be valid at all and that it is wrong to do so since the tests can result in death or serious injury that will soon lead to death if not treated.”
Recently, animal lovers in Utah joined animal rescuers to celebrate and help find homes for roughly 4,000 beagles liberated from a testing facility
The Envigo facility, which bred these beagles for pharmaceutical research and testing, was found to be in violation of several federal regulations. The beagles were found this year in horrendous condition, this is why animal testing has to end, multiple animals die from this.
Homeward Trails signed an agreement with Envigo earlier this year to take in 500 "surplus" beagles that the company could not properly care for because of Covid. This is showing progress because now roughly over four-thousand five hundred beagles have been saved and most likely found homes.
“Aside from the younger pups that will likely be ready to be adopted sooner, older dogs from the facility will be more under socialized. This means everything in their environment could be new and really overwhelming to them.”
Testing on animals is no longer just inhumane, it’s now grossly inferior to new and sophisticated human-based models. Technologies like organoids and organs-on-chips can replicate the function of human organs because they are made from human cells and bio engineered to carry out the natural functions of the organs they model.
“A study demonstrated that a Liver-Chip was able to correctly identify eighty-seven percent of the tested drugs that caused drug-induced liver injury in patients. These were drugs that had already been tested as safe in animal tests. The liver damage resulted in two hundred and eight patient fatalities and ten liver transplants. Had these drugs been tested using the Liver-Chip, these human fatalities and injuries would likely have been avoided. Unfortunately, current law prohibits pharmaceutical companies from using this more reliable technology, and instead requires them to carry out archaic and outdated animal tests. Proving that testing drugs on animals doesn't always work like people expect it to.”
Next, I interviewed OSA 6th grader Naomi West. West hates animal testing and says she hates it because “even though its not my animal, the animals are still being tested on and its hurting the animals.”
“I would protest for the freedom of animals in testing and create a beauty product that was cruelty free,: said West in response to what she would to help stop animal testing. West’s mom also happens to be a veterinary technician.
Lastly, I interviewed 6th grader Hayley Schoeman. Schoeman thinks that instead of testing on animals they should find products that they know are safe. Schoeman says she would risk a lot for her pets but she's never really been in a situation where her pets are in need of help or in trouble. Next I asked her if testing on invasive species would be okay, to which she responded, “I don't think it’s a problem just because they are not helping the environment and instead, harming it by making more of themselves. Is what she answered with.”