Questions tagged [animal-experimentation]

For questions asking about the effects and occurrences of testing on animals for human purposes, for example, testing medicines or cosmetics on non-human animal subjects.

Many veg*ns object to the use of animals in medical and other research and cosmetic testing. As scientific knowledge and technology improves, it becomes increasingly possible to find viable alternatives to animal experimentation, for example using tissue cultures, safer tests on human subjects, and so on.

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Is there any research method that could be used in place of animal experimentation?

Medical research is currently progressing on a non-vegan path. Although it's a widespread opinion that objectives are attained and benefits are eventually gained by humanity, this is surely done at the expense of animal life. Statistical evidence…