Ban animal testing in Canada
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 February 2016 17:00
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Cette pétition prend de l'ampleur sur Change.org, souhaitez-vous la signer? Elle demande que soient bannies les expériences sur les animaux au Canada.
canadian council of animal care: Ban animal testing in Canada
Dean Neniska red lake ontario, Canada
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We must work toward phasing out the use of any and all animals for any testing for any purpose. Although it would be easier, safer, less expensive to use animals, we are realizing it is cruel and we have no right to do so. Alternatives must be created and discovered, regardless the cost increase.
Our advances in medicine and animal care have come at the expense of millions of animal test subjects over hundreds of years, performed by scientists from various countries. What we thought of acceptable experimentation on animals is now being regarded as a violation of humane treatment. Animal testing gave us the knowledge we have now, but it does not need to continue this way.
"Vivisection (from Latin vivus, meaning "alive", and sectio, meaning "cutting") is surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure."
Guidelines for animal testing have included methodology such as:
"The Three Rs
"The Three Rs (3Rs) are guiding principles for more ethical use of animals in testing. These were first described by W.M.S. Russell and R.L. Burch in 1959.
"The 3Rs are:
"Replacement which refers to the preferred use of non-animal methods over animal methods whenever it is possible to achieve the same scientific aims. These methods include computer modeling.
Reduction which refers to methods that enable researchers to obtain comparable levels of information from fewer animals, or to obtain more information from the same number of animals.
Refinement which refers to methods that alleviate or minimize potential pain, suffering or distress, and enhance animal welfare for the animals used. These methods include non-invasive techniques.
"The 3Rs have a broader scope than simply encouraging alternatives to animal testing, but aim to improve animal welfare and scientific quality where the use of animals can not be avoided.* These 3Rs are now implemented in many testing establishments worldwide and have been adopted by various pieces of legislation and regulations.
(*Invertebrates could be a possible substitution for assistance to phase-out animal usage.)
"Despite the widespread acceptance of the 3Rs, many countries—including Canada, Australia, Israel, the United Kingdom, and Germany—have reported rising experimental use of animals in recent years with increased use of mice and, in some cases, fish while reporting declines in the use of cats, dogs, primates, rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Along with other countries, China has also escalated its use of GM animals,* resulting in an increase in overall animal use.
(*Genetically modified)
As we know, The Quebec national assembly has passed legislation that better protects animals and defines them as sentient beings. With this shift in thinking, Canada should further make use of the momentum by taking a larger step: no longer using animals for any testing.
The changes needed for this can be gradual. New policies will need to be drafted. But Canada can become a world leader in animal rights and welfare. once new practices are employed.
We want a Canada to be proud of. Intelligent, modern, compassionate, and protective of all -humans and animals- residing in her boarders.
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