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How adequate are the UK’s control systems, governing the use of animals, for testing the safety of medical and commercial products?
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How adequate are the UK's control systems, governing the use of animals, for testing the safety of medical and commercial products? Animal testing for education, scientific or commercial purposes has been in use for a long time. Many people see it as being valuable. As it gives them an understanding of how the human body works and has helped greatly in the development of medical science. As early as 1859 Charles Darwin's Evolutionary theory showed that testing on animals could be beneficial when studying humans both biologically and physiologically. Alongside the animal testing there have always been people who have been opposed to it. This pressure exerted by animal rights activists and other pressure groups has led to the British Government setting controls on the testing carried out, by introducing the European Directive 86/609/EEC Animals Act 1986. This gave regulations and guidelines for both scientific and commercial testing. The tests that are used vary...
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