After talks with PETA, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has banned the use of the forced swim test, in which mice or other small animals are dropped into beakers of water and must swim frantically to keep from drowning. In the last few years, the company and one of its subsidiaries have written about using this test, which is not only cruel but also scientifically worthless.
Johnson & Johnson Bans Near-Drowning Test
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