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10 Facts on Animal Testing


 * 1) Animal testing is at the highest level in 3 decades.
 * 2) In 2010 surveys showed that 3.7 million procedures were carried out on 3.6 million animals.
 * 3) Mice represented 72% off all animals that were tested on last year. Fish had a 23% increase from last year and 13% in total.
 * 3,585 macaque monkeys alone were tested on last year.
 * 1) Laws in the United States still allow fish, mice, dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits and other species.
 * 2) In 2008 mice and macaque monkeys were used in 1,000 extra experiments which is a hike of 35%.
 * 3) The NIH spent around $30 million on chimpanzee experimentation.
 * 4) Multiple court cases show that in science laboratories animals are being mistreated. They are getting hit, kicked, and attacked by humans.
 * 5) Lab workers flip the animal’s eyelids, they shave their hair and rub poisons on their skin, they jab probes down their throat and force feed the animals chemicals.
 * 6) Scientist are developing alternative methods to use instead of animal testing. These methods will help save animals and will also improve humane safety.

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