... prevention of cruelty to animals and many individuals within the movement would prefer to cease all biomedical research involving the use of animals. Some facts: * Ninety percent of all animals used in research are rats, mice, or other rodents. * Valid and useful scientific findings are obtainable only when research animals are healthy and protected from undue stress. * Federal regulations prohibit both animal abuse and the use of sick, injured, or distressed animals as research subjects. * The majority of animal studies use medical techniques similar to those used on humans and involve little or no pain. * Humans are used as research subjects far more often than animals. * Research animals are carefully selected to ensure that only the number and species essential to each research project is used. * Most research animals are bred specifically for that purpose. * Of all money spent for medical care ...

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