Animal Experimentation FAQs
- Animals in cages on factory farms or in laboratories don’t suffer that much because they’ve never known anything else.
- I’ve discovered that a company in the cruelty-free section harms animals in other ways. Why is it still included on the list?
- What can be done about animal tests that are required by law?
- Does the law require animal testing for cosmetics and household products?
- Why is Melaleuca included on the “do test” list?
- Why don’t some cruelty-free companies include the fact that they are cruelty-free on their products’ labels?
- Why do companies continue to test products on animals?
- Does the Food and Drug Administration require drugs to be tested on animals?
- If cats and dogs are going to be killed in pounds anyway, why not let them be used in experiments?
- Do medical students have to dissect or experiment on animals?
- Is animal experimentation acceptable if it helps animals, too, by advancing veterinary science?
- Hasn’t every major medical advance been attributable to experiments on animals?
- Does animal experimentation save human lives?
- Don’t most scientists care about animals because their research depends on the animals’ well-being?
- How can non-animal tests show us the complex interactions of cells, tissues, and organs?