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RESEARCH:
THE FACTS
ANIMAL RESEARCH
It is illegal in FACTS
the UK and Europe to use an animal in
research if there is a viable non-animal method
ANIMAL RESEARCH FACTS
All animal research in the UK is regulated and
inspected by the Home Office
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
office@uar.org.uk
Animal Research: The facts Animal Research: The facts
Animal research is carried out by academic, MYTH: 92% OF DRUGS THAT PASS ANIMAL TESTS FAIL
commercial and government institutions so that we IN HUMANS
This figure encompasses not only animal tests but all the ways
can learn more about the body and how it functions
of testing drugs, including cell cultures and computer programs.
in health and disease, to test new medical treatments Medical research has a naturally high failure rate because we
and to safety test substances that cannot wait to understand everything about biology before
might harm people, animals or we try to create new medicines. We need medicines today for
the environment. Anybody a range of diseases from cancers and chronic conditions like
diabetes to viruses like Ebola.
trying to find out about
animal research for the first
time will encounter many
myths. These are some of the
most common.
MYTH: ANIMAL TESTS LEAD TO BAD REACTIONS TO MYTH: ANIMAL RESEARCH IS OLD-FASHIONED SCIENCE
DRUGS IN HUMANS Much modern research couldnt have been done 10 years ago,
All drugs are tested on let alone 100 years ago. The nature of
thousands of humans after animal research has changed over
being tested on animals.* time until modern researchers
By the time they are available are looking at sub-microscopic
in hospitals or pharmacies processes which were completely
we know the likely effect they unknown to previous generations,
will have on humans and allowing us to understand and
these effects are listed in the treat diseases in ways they would
booklet that comes with all have been unable to conceive of
medicines. let alone study.