The federal government does not have an obligation that animal testing is required in consumer products. Then, what is the point of us continue doing it when alternatives have existed for years? Since 1981, Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) has organized efforts to both reduce and eliminate the use of animal testing. Also, CAAT was responsible for the development of a program to replace, reduce, and refine animal testing that was adopted by the NIH through the Revitalization Act of 1993. This act is specifically commanded that all scientific efforts that employ animal testing follow the example of CAAT (CAAT, 2014). However, oversight that to ensure adherence to the Revitalization Act is virtually impossible because it's due to a lack of
The federal government does not have an obligation that animal testing is required in consumer products. Then, what is the point of us continue doing it when alternatives have existed for years? Since 1981, Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) has organized efforts to both reduce and eliminate the use of animal testing. Also, CAAT was responsible for the development of a program to replace, reduce, and refine animal testing that was adopted by the NIH through the Revitalization Act of 1993. This act is specifically commanded that all scientific efforts that employ animal testing follow the example of CAAT (CAAT, 2014). However, oversight that to ensure adherence to the Revitalization Act is virtually impossible because it's due to a lack of