Vivisection Testing - What Really Happens......
It is reported that over 100 million animals each year suffer and are murdered at the hands of:
It is reported that over 100 million animals each year suffer and are murdered at the hands of:
1. Cosmetic, Chemical, Drug and Food Companies
2. Medical Research Laboratories
3. University Laboratories
4. Medical Training Exercises
2. Medical Research Laboratories
3. University Laboratories
4. Medical Training Exercises
Just to name but a few. They suffer unimaginable psychological and physical suffering. Albino Rabbits, and Dogs, for example, are often used for the Draize acute toxicity test.
This is where a substance such as a cosmetic or food ingredient is dropped into the eye or on the skin of a restrained, conscious animal, left for a while then removed to record its effects.
Effects can range from redness and swelling, to haemorrhaging and blindness. The animals are killed if they do not recover, otherwise they are tested on again. The pain they experience can only be imagined.
Below: Rabbit Experimentation - Eye Irritancy Tests where chemicals are put into the eye and it is forced shut to keep the chemical in for at least 10 minutes to see what damage it does. We can only imagine the pain.
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