Originally posted by _Sanctuary_
I can't find my list of substitutes.. Here is some other information about it:
Scientists are now able to do experiments without animals that they couldn't do before. Sometimes, a scientist can do an experiment on a tissue culture instead of on an entire animal. For example, skin cells can be kept alive in a dish and studied without hurting the animal beyond first taking the skin cells. Since many tissue cultures can grow and reproduce, it can be a long time before more cells need to be taken from a living animal. Computers have also helped. Some experiments can be done on a computer-generated animal instead of on a real animal.
I would rather that they tested on people, for one thing not only the whole "suffering" thing but also because ANIMAL TESTING IS NOT RELIABLE!
it is reliable, scientists use specific animals for specific testing. animals that have the same system as humans are particularly useful for medical research and using skin cells takes a long time to see the full effects