Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

continue medical testing on animals? Over one hundred million animals are burned, crippled and abused in laboratories each year (“11 facts about animal testing” Wed). Most of the animals being tested have little to no legal protection, laboratories where the animal testing takes place do not follow the few rights that animals do have. These animals in the labs experience mental and physical cruelty for research that is not going to benefit them in any way later on. The animals being…

instead of using humans to test potentially damaging products, animals are initially used. Some people can argue that animal testing is immoral, but these people cannot deny that there would be a greater uproar if humans were the testees. Even though it is immoral and unethical to test on animals, it’s even more so with humans. Animals are used first, and then it later goes on to be tested on humans. A common misconception is that animal testing is unnecessary,…

The Myth of Animal Testing Animal testing has been practiced by humans for centuries and has been found in Greek writing that dates back to 300 BC. Although, in more recent times, specifically the beginning of the 19th century, animal testing has become more prevalent. However, along with this rapid growth of animal testing also came agencies that aimed to put it to a stop. One of the major issues that people had with animal testing was the cruel and inhumane treatment on the animals. In 1866,…

METHOD FOR BURN SCAR BIOMECHANIC BURN WOUND GENERATION All experiments and data collection were performed following approved protocols of the Ohio State University Institutional Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee. A female red Duroc pig was maintained on standard chow ad libitum and being fasted overnight at other piggery. The animal had been anesthetized with Telazol and isoflurance. Anesthetic is a rapid and reversible drug-induced change in behavior or perception. Then the dorsal trunk…

over the topic the Animal Welfare Act was signed into law. This protects the animals and sets guidelines and laws at both the state and local level in order to regulate animal research. This law states that animals must give the animals: access to clean food and water, regular inspections by vets, proper enclosure size, and appropriate temperature. So the animals are not being exposed to improper conditions, or they shouldn’t be according to the law. Also in order to even use animals for…

Animals have been used to aid biomedical research for centuries. Greek physician-scientists, such as Aristotle, (384 – 322 BC) and Erasistratus, (304 – 258 BC), performed experiments on living animals. An Arab physician in twelfth century Spain, Ibn Zuhr, introduced animal testing as an experimental method for testing surgical procedures before applying them to human patients (Hajar). Recently, however, the science and medical community has come under fire for these experiments. Many have…

think about when you think of animal testing? Do you think of scientists in lab coats torturing animals? Do you think about animals suffering in small cages? Or, do you think of animals helping to fight diseases? Does your mind picture animals being protected by many regulations? Animal testing is one of the most controversial topics today. However, with the astounding biomedical advancements that animal testing has helped with, the many regulations that keep tested animals safe, and the…

Male or female Sprague-Dawley rats (8–12 weeks old) were purchased from Damul Sciences (Daejeon-si, Korea). This study was conducted in accordance with the Guidelines for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC, No: IACUC140047). Over the acclimatization period and during the study, the range of temperatures and humidity were recorded daily; ambient temperature was maintained in the 25 ± 1 °C range; humidity level was measured…

In the United States alone, notably around 100 million animals die every year from lab testing, including larger animals like dogs and cats, along with smaller rodents. With animal testing on the rise, it is called out for being an unethical form of science. There are scientists and pro animal rights activists constantly on the search to reduce the number of animals involved in animal testing. They are trying to find alternatives to help layout a better blueprint for the science world. For…

The Animal Welfare Act is a federal law that makes the minimum standards and regulations for animal testing. This law’s purpose is to provide the minimum protection for animals used for animal testing, but 95% of the animals used are completely excluded, receiving no protection. Meaning this law only protects 5% of animals used in tests. The AWA regulations are so limited that psychological, and physical cruelty and suffering of these animals has continued. This federal law conflicts with…