Animal Cruelty Chemical Testing An Informational Powerpoint Created

Animal Cruelty – Chemical Testing An Informational Powerpoint Created by: Bernica Torralba and Sarah Grace Bates

Question to Ponder: What can regular people like you and me do to stop animal cruelty? Even though animal cruelty isn’t talked about as it used to, it still lingers. Things like dog fighting, puppy mills, cock fighting. It is still against the law. Keep in mind that animal cruelty is a felony in 46 out of the 50 states. Animal cruelty is still around and is still a problem even though it isn’t popular as it used to be or talked about as much. Dogs, cats, rats, as well as mice are abused and it goes unnoticed. Even things like bull riding make a stressful environment in order to rile up the bull. Animal abuse is a serious issue and needs to be dealt with, even if it isn’t a more mainstream problem as it used to be.

What even is animal cruelty? Standard we will be using (9 th grade Environmental Science): SEV 5. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the effects of human population growth on global ecosystems.

Information o It is estimated that over 115 million animals suffer and die each year o Keep in mind that this does not include that 80% of animals used in testing are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act o Chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical research laboratories use live animals to test things from shampoo to surgical procedures o Usually involve poisoning pigs, mice, rats, and rabbits o Solutions and mixtures are injected into their bodies, solutions being dripped into their eyes, forced up their nostrils, forced down their throats, forced to inhale/ingest toxic substances o They also have been deafened, blinded, burned, stapled, and infected with diseases and viruses

Information (cont. ) o Exotic pet trade is a multi-billion dollar industry and wild pets are bred in captivity, taking them from their native habitats o Major circuses have been cited for violating minimal standards of care AWA(US Animal Welfare) o Rodeo events rely on creating a stressful environment for domesticated and docile animals involved. o 50% of fur in the US come from China and the fur is often mislabeled o Millions of dogs and cats bled to death and were skinned alive

Information (cont. ) o Dog fighting has been reported in urban, suburban, and rural settings in all regions of the country. o Thousands of greyhounds die each year due to selective breeding o Puppy Mills are large scale commercial dog breeding operations o Greater priority on profits than the heath of the puppies o Genetic Manipulation o 90% of broiler chickens (chickens bred for meat) have trouble walking since they were bred for food o Meatless Mondays are a way to protest

REACH o REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) o REACH is a new piece of legislation from the EU in 2007 o Purpose: Establish whether an estimated 30, 000 existing chemicals are safe for humans & environment and to control use of those judged to present a risk o Chemical companies have until 2018 to prove to the European Chemicals Agency that chemicals being manufacture/imported into Europe are safe o It is estimated that 13 million animals will be poisoned and killed during the process

Any Alternatives? o Here is a list of alternatives instead of testing on animals: o Human volunteers o Cell and tissue cultures o Synthetic membranes o Scanning technologies o Computer models o More effective o Students are able to borrow the models by contacting the Ethical Science Education Coalition, the National Anti-Vivisection Society, or the Humane Society of the United States

Resources (Note: No animals were harmed in the making of this power point) q https: //legal-dictionary. thefreedictionary. com/Animal+cruelty q https: //www. crueltyfreeinternational. org/chemicaltesting q https: //www. dosomething. org/us/facts/11 -facts-about-animal-cruelty q https: //www. downtoearth. org/innocent-animals/animal-testing/cruelty-labanimal-testing