• Question: do you test products on animal. and why

    Asked by 12309 to Anais, katy, Lauren, Richard, Stuart on 8 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by x.isma.xx, carlotaarche, hattie_b_simpson, lois123 :], Bethany_georgina, EloiseGrace, Maxcharlie, Lula Farguell, hannah Emmy.
    • Photo: Katy Kellett

      Katy Kellett answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      None of my work involves testing on animals.

      Animal testing is very regulated and only used in the UK when it really has to be. There are a lot of amazing scientists (some that I work with even) that spend their entire time finding ways to reduce animal testing, and in the end find alternatives. Hopefully in years to come we can eradicate animal testing.

    • Photo: Stuart Atkinson

      Stuart Atkinson answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      No we don’t here.

    • Photo: Anais Kahve

      Anais Kahve answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hello, in my lab we don’t test products on animals, but we do experiments using cells that have come from animals e.g. rats. Contract Research Organisations (CROs) are companies that test products like drugs and pesticides on animals. This is done because animals are the closest thing to humans and because it’s considered immoral to test products on humans.

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