REQUESTING OUR HOUSE MEMBERS TO BAN VIVISECTION IN THE USA
To Whom It May Concern:
Studies indicate nearly 50 different alternative methods and testing strategies have been developed, validated and/or accepted by international regulatory authorities. These are a few examples:
Using blood from human volunteers to test for the presence of fever-causing contaminants in intravenous medicines can save hundreds of thousands of rabbits each year from traditional "pyrogen" tests.
EpiSkin?, EpiDerm? and SkinEthic?each composed of artificial human skin?can save thousands of rabbits each year from painful skin corrosion and irritation tests.
The Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test and Isolated Chicken Eye Test use eyes from animals slaughtered for the meat industry instead of live rabbits to detect chemicals and products that are severely irritating to the eyes.
The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test can replace the use of mice and other animals in the testing of medicines and other products for their potential to cause sunlight induced "photo-toxicity."
The Reduced Local Lymph Node Assay for skin allergy testing makes it possible to reduce animal use by up to 75 percent compared with traditional guinea pig and mouse tests.
When testing to determine chemical concentrations that are deadly to fish and other aquatic life, use of the Fish Threshold Method can reduce the numbers of fish used by at least 70 percent compared with standard test methods. Here you will find the table of Validated and Accepted Alternative Methods: http://alttox.org/ttrc/validation-ra/validated-ra-methods.html
We concerned citizens are requesting you ban animals being tested and use the alternative methods that are more successful and affordable.
Respectfully yours,
Studies indicate nearly 50 different alternative methods and testing strategies have been developed, validated and/or accepted by international regulatory authorities. These are a few examples:
Using blood from human volunteers to test for the presence of fever-causing contaminants in intravenous medicines can save hundreds of thousands of rabbits each year from traditional "pyrogen" tests.
EpiSkin?, EpiDerm? and SkinEthic?each composed of artificial human skin?can save thousands of rabbits each year from painful skin corrosion and irritation tests.
The Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test and Isolated Chicken Eye Test use eyes from animals slaughtered for the meat industry instead of live rabbits to detect chemicals and products that are severely irritating to the eyes.
The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test can replace the use of mice and other animals in the testing of medicines and other products for their potential to cause sunlight induced "photo-toxicity."
The Reduced Local Lymph Node Assay for skin allergy testing makes it possible to reduce animal use by up to 75 percent compared with traditional guinea pig and mouse tests.
When testing to determine chemical concentrations that are deadly to fish and other aquatic life, use of the Fish Threshold Method can reduce the numbers of fish used by at least 70 percent compared with standard test methods. Here you will find the table of Validated and Accepted Alternative Methods: http://alttox.org/ttrc/validation-ra/validated-ra-methods.html
We concerned citizens are requesting you ban animals being tested and use the alternative methods that are more successful and affordable.
Respectfully yours,
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