Are there alternatives to animal testing?

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[@karinebuinier8351]

@0.57 Revulsing! Someone I know, told me once, she had worked in a lab (France) and that she used to test lipsticks on the inner lips of female rabbits. I was quite surprise to hear that. And when I asked what else they did she wouldn't say any more.

[@gavinsternes8938]

I am gathering information for a debate essay but It’s hard to use this as a source when you don’t say anything about where you got this information it’s just a rant

[@karinebuinier8351]

@Gavin Sternes It is not a rant I'm afraid and it is much worse than she has time to say.

[@drari8288]

jack maybe you should offer as a participant!!

[@theroisvegan]

Alternatives Exist. Most schools don’t even use animals to test on anymore. They have moved on to vitro testing which are chips that mimic the human body, they also moved on to computer modeling, human patient SIMULATORS which are FAKE dummies made to mimic human diseases, illnesses, reactions, & they even bleed. There’s a ton of alternatives as we have advanced scientifically and technologically so we do not need to test on animals. Some tests can be done on human volunteers if the tests are not lethal and won’t hurt the human but other than that we have many scientific alternatives.

[@TheOnly1Zalo]

Would you care to explain these methods and how effective they're in comparisson?

[@theroisvegan]

Alternatives Exist. Most schools don’t even use animals to test on anymore. They have moved on to vitro testing which are chips that mimic the human body, they also moved on to computer modeling, human patient SIMULATORS which are FAKE dummies made to mimic human diseases, illnesses, reactions, & they even bleed. There’s a ton of alternatives as we have advanced scientifically and technologically so we do not need to test on animals. Some tests can be done on human volunteers if the tests are not lethal and won’t hurt the human but other than that we have many scientific alternatives.