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Question: do you care about animal testing?

Asked by sadie13 to MarkF, Mark, Michael, Panos, Sarah on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: About.
- Sarah Burl answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  I think it is essential to the progression of medicine but has to be regulsted well which it is.
- Panos Soultanas answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Sadie13,
  
  of course I do. I love animals too much not to care. In fact I have a dog (his name is Leo) who is 15 months old and love him to bits. Animal testing is strictly regulated by many safety regulations and it is not easy to do. The majority of science does not involve animal testing. Only a small amount of science does and this happens only as a last resort when there is no other alternative and when we think we can discover things that will benefit many sick humans that need our help desperately.
  🙂
- Mark Fogg answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes I do and would like to see it phased out when reliable alternatives have been developed. Until then I am happy for it to continue for medicines, it’s a legal requirement, but under no circumstances can it be justified for testing cosmetics.
- Mark Travis answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes, very much so. Everything possible should be done to minimise the use of animals, and they should only be used when there is no viable alternative. There are some situations when this definitely is the case- e.g. testing of new medicines before giving to humans, and trying to answer fundemental biological questions about how biology works in order to try and determine potential novel drug targets. But all scientists should try and use any method other than animals if there is any alternative.
- Michael Loughlin answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes I do. I’d like it kept to a miniumum ,, carried out with respect for the animal , and only if it was going to save human lives.
  Cosmetics testing on animals should not occur in my opinion

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