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- What is animal testing?
- The term "animal testing" refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and diseases, assessing the effectiveness of new medicinal products, and testing the human health and/or environmental safety of consumer.
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- Why do animal testing?
- It's the law! All drugs have to be tested on animals before they can be tested on humans
- To make sure human patients are given a safe dose of a drug.
- Patients feel safe and are more likely to trust medicines if they know they have been tested on animals first.