In a move that could become a major victory for animals everywhere, the Canadian government has pledged to shift away from painful and unnecessary animal “toxicity” testing while investing in more humane, animal-free alternatives.
Toxicity tests aim to tell researchers what kind of negative impacts a product can have on consumers if accidentally eaten or otherwise wrongfully applied.
But each year, in the name of “safety,” an estimated 90,000 animals in Canada endure horrific and utterly senseless procedures in toxicity tests — from being intentionally burned to being force-fed toxic substances until they die.
The testing on animals is not only cruel. It’s also ineffective and so not safe at all. Research shows that animals’ genetic makeup is too different from humans’ to yield accurate results: That’s why more than 90% of drugs approved through testing on animals fail when they hit human clinical trials.
Canada has recognized that science, announcing that one of its premiere federal environmental protection laws — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, or CEPA — needs to “reduce reliance on animal testing when assessing the risks that substances may pose on human health and the environment.”
“These amendments will encourage federal government departments to promote the development and timely use of alternative methods and strategies, as science permits,” the government noted.
It makes no sense to continue torturing millions of animals in ineffective attempts when there are more effective, efficient and humane ways to test products for safety, including 3D models of human organs and lab-created tissue.
Lady Freethinker applauds the Canadian government for taking this momentous step forward in creating a safer and more compassionate world for all species.
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Bravo Canada
I can’t believe this cruelty is still happening to animals. We have come farther than that. Wake up to what we are doing to our world
Toxic tests on animals are very cruel, painful and unneeded. Big pharma needs to share information instead of being in competition. Pharma companies can purchase the information so the ‘inventing pharma company’ does not lose money.
The old way of continuedly testing on animals because you can is outdated. New technologies have been developed and many animals die in pain and in vain. I thank everyone who worked hard to get Canada to listen. I love you all.
how anyone can do the horrible things to these helpless animals is beyond my comprehension.
This actions should have taken many years ago. Unimaginable number of innocent animals are being subjected to horrific, cruelty for no reason since generations now. Yet these so called lab experimentations have ALWAYS BEEN A FAILURE yet the Greedy subhumans such as so called researchers never let the truth to be told to the public. It has been always a secret & always has been a behind the close door event.
PLEASE BAN THIS BRUTAL ANIMAL TORTURE & WASTEFUL TAX PAYERS MONEY SPENDING ON DEFENSELESS ANIMALS.
“Animal Experiments are hugely expensive, much criticized insupportable & deeply CRUEL maternal deprivation experiments on Infant animals- Bob Barker-
‘The greatness of a Nation & it’s Morals progress can be Judged by the way it’s ANIMALS are treated. – Mahatma Gandhi-
God bless the poor little innocent creatures of God. May we, as humans, become more humane this year towards them.
I hope so but…
Support this 100%
Yes of course, when????? Canada is lazy when it come to animal welfare. Look at the seal slaughter on the East Coast. Decades of fighting to end that atrocity…but Prime Minister after another…after another and nothing but silence and more silence. So yes, when????? It seems like good news, but as a Canadian that is exhausting to fight with so much I’m not holding my breath.