Animal experimentation has been conducted in the United States for over a century. The first bill to regulate it in any degree was introduced in 1880.
* Rabbits * and Rats
Some dogs are used for animal testing. yes
By law, only their butts are used for animal testing. No joke.klick
Animal testing is legal because animal testing has been used to cure some of the deadliest ailments. Animals used in testing are also mostly rats and mice, who have safe, comfortable homes.
Rats
Rats
yes it is an alternative to animal testing
Yes
They usually breed them just for testing, but sometimes they do get them out of shelters and pounds.
Yes
yes yes
Yes, many animal byproducts are used within cosmetics and animals are routinely tested upon - even if a company claims not to support animal testing, they may use research based on animal testing by other companies or be owned by a parent company who use animal testing. Proctor & Gamble are the worst for this, they not only use animal testing but have supported grossly unethical animal testing and outright torment animals - aka Huntington Life Sciences.