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[deleted] OP t1_jbagntx wrote

Reply to comment by fcklikeakennedy in We're scientists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization, here to talk about the Research Modernization Deal, the first comprehensive plan to phase out animal experiments. Ask us anything! by [deleted]

Part of the reason that experiments on animals are so costly is because most of the data they generate does not actually turn out to be useful, so time and money have been wasted. Non-animal methods will save a lot because they will result in human-relevant data that can be utilized by researchers and clinicians. Also, many non-animal methods can be re-used (while most animals are killed at the end of experiments).

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fcklikeakennedy t1_jbag6kg wrote

Reply to We're scientists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization, here to talk about the Research Modernization Deal, the first comprehensive plan to phase out animal experiments. Ask us anything! by [deleted]

Rand Paul talks about animal experiments being really expensive. If we replaced animal tests w/ these other ones that give us human relevant data overnight, how would the cost compare?

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huh_phd t1_jbaerl4 wrote

Reply to We're scientists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization, here to talk about the Research Modernization Deal, the first comprehensive plan to phase out animal experiments. Ask us anything! by [deleted]

What are your scientific credentials?

Define "animals"?

Would you agree that human beings, members of the mammalian tree of life, are animals? Is abortion ethical under the auspices of PETA?

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