AGAINST THE USE OF CHIMPS FOR LAB TESTS

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YOU CAN START BY SEEING THESE VIDEOS, SPECIALY WITH YOUR HEART...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzbAjTpC1EQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynh2A0FjryM

"...After feeding and cleaning, the rest of the chimpanzee's day is often spent waiting and doing almost nothing, which can lead to stereotypies (repetitive behavior such as pacing or self-biting). At the very least, those socially housed have the comfort and company of each other. Anxiety, however, is always present.

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians come and go (which can be stressful for the animals as these are not always people they look forward to seeing). Chimpanzees and their roommates may be taken away for veterinary or research procedures, or they may be fasted in anticipation of procedures. Knockdowns (injecting or darting an animal with anesthetic) and some procedures are done in the animal room, which can obviously cause anxiety to the chimpanzees who witness them.

Chimpanzees living in outdoor enclosures typically experience less stress, without the hosing of their cages or people coming and going within close quarters.

Those used in active research protocols have a similar routine to those not being used. However, in addition to being housed alone, their day might include any number of invasive procedures, such as liver biopsies; blood sampling; knockdowns; injection or other exposure to infectious disease; and safety, efficacy or potency testing of pharmaceuticals or vaccines..."(

After feeding and cleaning, the rest of the chimpanzee's day is often spent waiting and doing almost nothing, which can lead to stereotypies (repetitive behavior such as pacing or self-biting). At the very least, those socially housed have the comfort and company of each other. Anxiety, however, is always present.

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians come and go (which can be stressful for the animals as these are not always people they look forward to seeing). Chimpanzees and their roommates may be taken away for veterinary or research procedures, or they may be fasted in anticipation of procedures. Knockdowns (injecting or darting an animal with anesthetic) and some procedures are done in the animal room, which can obviously cause anxiety to the chimpanzees who witness them.

Chimpanzees living in outdoor enclosures typically experience less stress, without the hosing of their cages or people coming and going within close quarters.

Those used in active research protocols have a similar routine to those not being used. However, in addition to being housed alone, their day might include any number of invasive procedures, such as liver biopsies; blood sampling; knockdowns; injection or other exposure to infectious disease; and safety, efficacy or potency testing of pharmaceuticals or vaccines.

After feeding and cleaning, the rest of the chimpanzee's day is often spent waiting and doing almost nothing, which can lead to stereotypies (repetitive behavior such as pacing or self-biting). At the very least, those socially housed have the comfort and company of each other. Anxiety, however, is always present.

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians come and go (which can be stressful for the animals as these are not always people they look forward to seeing). Chimpanzees and their roommates may be taken away for veterinary or research procedures, or they may be fasted in anticipation of procedures. Knockdowns (injecting or darting an animal with anesthetic) and some procedures are done in the animal room, which can obviously cause anxiety to the chimpanzees who witness them.

Chimpanzees living in outdoor enclosures typically experience less stress, without the hosing of their cages or people coming and going within close quarters.

Those used in active research protocols have a similar routine to those not being used. However, in addition to being housed alone, their day might include any number of invasive procedures, such as liver biopsies; blood sampling; knockdowns; injection or other exposure to infectious disease; and safety, efficacy or potency testing of pharmaceuticals or vaccines..."

After feeding and cleaning, the rest of the chimpanzee's day is often spent waiting and doing almost nothing, which can lead to stereotypies (repetitive behavior such as pacing or self-biting). At the very least, those socially housed have the comfort and company of each other. Anxiety, however, is always present.

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians come and go (which can be stressful for the animals as these are not always people they look forward to seeing). Chimpanzees and their roommates may be taken away for veterinary or research procedures, or they may be fasted in anticipation of procedures. Knockdowns (injecting or darting an animal with anesthetic) and some procedures are done in the animal room, which can obviously cause anxiety to the chimpanzees who witness them.

Chimpanzees living in outdoor enclosures typically experience less stress, without the hosing of their cages or people coming and going within close quarters.

Those used in active research protocols have a similar routine to those not being used. However, in addition to being housed alone, their day might include any number of invasive procedures, such as liver biopsies; blood sampling; knockdowns; injection or other exposure to infectious disease; and safety, efficacy or potency testing of pharmaceuticals or vaccines..." (quoted from: http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/chimps_deserve_better/meet-the-chimps/a_day_in_the_life.html)

"...Dreams often change on their way to reality"

"... I first went to NYU%u2019s primate research lab called the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) in 1991 to check it out after seeing an article about the place in our local newspaper. There were pictures of baby chimpanzees being rocked in rocking chairs by staff garbed in surgical masks and gowns.

"%u2026what was so humbling was how much love and affection the chimpanzees and monkeys gave to us - the humans on the OTHER side of the bars - the ones who had the keys, the ones who did everything (good and bad) to them, the ones who controlled their lives, the ones who were expecting them to withstand conditions that we would never put each other through.

I was appalled and I think the public would be as well if they were aware of the wasted dollars and lives that are consumed by labs, behind closed doors, day after day, under the guise of necessary science to save our lives.%u2014 Nancy Megna

I had heard about LEMSIP the year before as a place that did biomedical research on nonhuman primates %u2013 monkeys and chimpanzees. I had immediately dismissed it as a place that I wouldn%u2019t likely associate with since I had strong feelings against the use of animals in biomedical research. I was going to college to learn about primate behavior and conservation. This article talked about how some of the people who worked there, particularly the Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Jim Mahoney tried to make %u201Cthe best of the worst%u201D meaning that they tried to make the lives of the monkeys and chimpanzees there a little less horrid under the severely deprived conditions and harsh realities of the lab. They had a volunteer program, which is very unusual for biomedical labs since they typically have very %u201Cclosed door%u201D policies.

I decided that I had better go and see for myself. What was going on there? What were they doing to the monkeys and chimpanzees? What kind of people worked there?

Once I met and connected with those baby chimpanzees facing a lifetime in research I asked just one question: What could I do to help them? ..." (quoted from: http://www.releasechimps.org/harm-suffering/eyewitnesses-from-the-lab/nancy/)

Chimps share 90% of their DNA with us , that includes some emotions: depression, anxiety, and diseases with us like AIDS. It is almost like testing medicine and cosmetics upon a child since that is the chimps%u2019 sensibility: of a human child: IT IS UNHUMAN AND SHAMEFUL! We are suppose to be the rational ones! Animals are never cruel as we can be. Why do scientists only see science from one side, hasn`t science proved what I just said about chimps? So why ignore it? NO SERIOUS AND HONEST: OR VALUEBLE SCIENTIST WOULD EVER BE THIS DISONEST AND UNSCIENTIFICAL! ... See more
I would rather eat dirt than be that kind of scientist.
The fact that chimps have those characteristics don`t make them the only case, only the most serious one of all, because all animals used suffer and scream and feel the pain, and like I said: I rather steal than being that kind of scientist.
Sure you will say: how do we make medicine then? How do we cure diseases?
Many medicine also tested have been taken out of the market for their side effects, dangerous side effects DETECTED ONLY ON HUMANS! IT AIN`T THE SAME FELLOWS...

And it is all so much more dirty when there is no need for these tests on chimps or even animals:

1.Animals are often poor substitutes for humans, and some compounds that may well cause no harm to an animal, could seriously harm a human being. Likewise, a drug that is toxic to the animal it is tested on, may have no toxicity, and even therapeutic benefits in humans.

2. Studies have suggested that micro-dosing(where only a tiny amount of a product is given to a human through the skin) could be a new and very effective alternative to animal experiments 7. The recent news that scientists have grown a small piece of human liver tissue from stem cells could also mean that it may one day be possible to perform initial 'human' safety trials in a lab.

3. Pain and suffering still occur, and simply being in captivity can cause great distress to an animal, just as it would to a human. Plus, animal testing facilities cannot be monitored at all times, so the sort of treatment animals receive on a daily basis can never truly be known.

OTHER, WELL BASED REASONS:

Most scientists and governments say they agree that animal testing should cause as little suffering as possible, and that alternatives to animal testing need to be developed. The "three Rs",first described by Russell and Burch in 1959, are guiding principles for the use of animals in research in many countries:

• Reduction refers to methods that enable researchers to obtain comparable levels of information from fewer animals, or to obtain more information from the same number of animals.
• Refinement refers to methods that alleviate or minimize potential pain, suffering or distress, and enhance animal welfare for the animals still used. 
•  Replacement refers to the preferred use of non-animal methods over animal methods whenever it is possible to achieve the same scientific aim.
  Two major alternatives to in vivo animal testing are in vitro cell culture techniques and in silico computer simulation. However, some claim they are not true alternatives since simulations use data from prior animal experiments and cultured cells often require animal derived products, such as serum. Others say that they cannot replace animals completely as they are unlikely to ever provide enough information about the complex interactions of living systems. Other alternatives, not subject to this criticism, involve the use of humans for skin irritancy tests and donated human blood for pyrogenicity studies. Another alternative is so-called microdosing, in which the basic behaviour of drugs is assessed using human volunteers receiving doses well below those expected to produce whole-body effects.
  Types
  Cell culture
  Cell culture is currently the most successful, and promising, alternative to animal use. For example, cultured cells have been developed to create monoclonal antibodies, prior to this production required animals to undergo a procedure likely to cause pain and distress.
  Skin corrosion
  Human skin equivalent tests can be used to replace animal-based corrosive studies. Two products, EpiDerm and EpiSkin are derived from human skin cells which have been cultured to produce a model of human skin. These methods are currently accepted replacements in Canada and the European Union. Another synthetic replacement uses a protein membrane to simulate a skin barrier and is approved as a partial replacement by the US Department of Transportation and European Union.
  Skin absorption
  Several tissue culture methods which measure the rate of chemical absorption by the skin have been approved by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although they have not yet been approved as a replacement in the US. 6/Jan
  
  Phototoxicity
  Phototoxicity is a rash, swelling or inflammation, like a severe sunburn, caused by exposure to light following exposure to a chemical. The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototoxicity Test, approved by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), detects the viability of 3T3 cells after exposure to a chemical in the presence or absence of light. Although originally derived from a mouse embryo, the 3T3 cell line was developed in 1962.
  Human-based
  Skin irritation
  A skinpatch test has been designed and is used in Canada to measure development of rashes, inflammation, swelling or abnormal tissue growth on human volunteers. Unlike corrosives, irritants cause only reversible skin damage. 
  Pyrogenicity
  Pyrogens are most often pharmaceutical products or intravenous drugs that may cause inflammation or fever when they interact with immune system cells. This interaction can be quickly and accurately tested in vitro using donated human blood.

THE EFFECTS ON THEM:

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1803007

• SITE WITH ALTERNATIVES TO TESTING IN CHIMPS:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/chimpanzees-an-unnatural-history/alternatives-to-chimp-testing/2500/
It is done in America for example, people test some medicines and get payed for it. THIS IS MUCH MORE RELIABLE TESTING THAN ANIMAL TESTING!

IN FACT THIS IS A LINK DEDICATED TO THE ALTERNATIVES:

http://altweb.jhsph.edu/

ALSO THESE BARBARIAN CONNTENT OF THESE CHILLING YOUTUBE VIDEOS...SHAME ON YOU! SCIENTISTS DOING THIS TO CREATURES THAT ARE SO CLOSE IN EVERYTHING TO US!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROOtB1dlfQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzbAjTpC1EQ

Computer simulation Examples of computer simulations available include models of diabetes, asthma, and drug absorption, though potential new medicines identified using these techniques are currently still required to be verified in animal and human tests before licensing. Computer operated mannequins, also known as crash test dummies, complete with internal sensors and video, have replaced live animal trauma testing for automobile crash testing. The first of these was

• CSierra Sam built in 1949 by Alderson Research Labs (ARL) Sierra Engineering. These dummies continue to be refined. Prior to this, live pigs were used as test subjects for crash testing. Other non-animal simulators have been developed for military use to mimic battlefield induced traumas. TraumaMan and the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator can be used to simulate hemorrhaging, fractures, amputations and burns. Previously, animals were intentionally subjected to various traumas to provide military training. TraumaMan is also now used for training medical students. Several virtual humans have been constructed by creating a mathematical models of a human based on known human reactions. Computer models have been constructed to model human metabolism, to study plaque build-up and cardiovascular risk, and to evaluate toxicity of drugs, tasks for which animals are also used. Institutes Institutes researching (and organizations funding) alternatives to animal testing include: %u2022 Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

•  UCDavis Center for Animal Alternatives

• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

• Dr Hadwen Trust  National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research SO PLEASE SIR, THEY ANIMALS CAN SCREAM AT TESTINGS, THEY CAN CRY, EVEN WITHOUT TEARS, THEY CAN FEEL HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS: BUT THEY CAN NOT WRITE A PETTITION , WE CAN!
  
  ONLY SOMEONE WHO DOESN`T KNOW ANIMALS AT ALL, CAN THINK THEY SUFFER LESS THAN US!!! NOT IN MEDICINE, NOT IN COSMETICS, NOT FOR OUR SAKE. LET US BE HUMAN AT LAST, AND STOP THIS HORROR ONCE AND FOR ALL!

ARE THE SCIENTISTS CARRER AND BELLY BUTTONS THE ONLY THING THEY SEE? DO YOU THINK HUMANS , REAL HUMANS...WANT THIS TESTINGS TO GO ON? NO! 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME