Animal Testing

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Inserting the term "animal testing" into the http://www.google.com search engine brought up hundreds of web pages. Here are just a few...

Humane Society US page... Many other related pages on the subject at this HSUA site. Towards the bottom of this page they explain a few of the animal tests; and how they have been modified (and in some cases eliminated) to minimize test animal suffering.

Animal Defense Leage site... Comments on Proctor & Gamble and Iams.

P&G company site... This page links to many P&G pages dealing with animal testing.

US Food & Drug Administration site... Pages of information from one of the Federal Agencies that in some cases require animal testing.

Can we ever eliminate all animal testing of products?
Sadly, no - we probably can't do that and still have new products that are safe for both humans AND animals.

BUT - We CAN insist and demand that the tests be humane, limit suffering and pain, AND be conducted on the absolute Minimum number of animals required to achieve valid test results.