PETA International Science Consortium Donates Equipment to Replace Animals in Inhalation Tests

The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. donated $50,000 in equipment to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences, a laboratory dedicated to conducting and developing animal-free test methods. The equipment can be used to test the effects of substances on the lungs and yields more human-relevant results than the current method of forcing rats trapped in narrow tubes to inhale toxic substances for hours before being killed.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind