Animal Experimentation FAQs
- Don’t the March of Dimes’ experiments on animals save the lives of children?
- Is there anything wrong with experiments that don’t harm animals?
- Should I feel guilty about taking prescription drugs since all of them have been tested on animals?
- Should we throw out all the drugs that were developed and tested on animals?
- If we don’t use animals, wouldn’t we have to test new drugs on people?
- Would you approve an experiment that would sacrifice 10 animals to save 10,000 people?
- Do peer review and animal care and use committees at universities prevent painful or repetitive studies?
- If we didn’t test on animals, how would we conduct medical research?
- Do the funds raised by the U.S. Postal Service’s breast cancer stamp benefit organizations that test on animals?
- Which cosmetics are cruelty-free?
- Why do some product labels say, “No animal ingredients,” when they contain beeswax, lanolin, buttermilk, etc.?
- What types of companies will I find in the online shopping guide?
- Do musical instruments utilize animal products?
- Why does PETA include companies in the cruelty-free company section that utilize animal-derived ingredients or byproducts?
- Are animal experiments valuable to AIDS research?