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Proof That Animal Testing Is Flawed

The following list provides links to some of our favourite research papers and other resources that will help you learn more about animal experimentation, the solutions and why the use of animals to try and predict the human response to drugs and disease is scientifically flawed.

Why Animal Experimentation Doesn’t Work — Reason 2: Animals Don’t Get Human Diseases

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value.

Authors: Aysha Akhtar

Published: 2013

Expert Opinion

Why Animal Experimentation Doesn’t Work. Reason 3: Animals Aren’t Little Humans

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value.

Authors: Aysha Akhtar

Published: 2013

Expert Opinion

Systematic Reviews of Animal Models: Methodology versus Epistemology

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; review.

Authors: Ray Greek and Andre Menache

Published: 2013

Systematic Review

Systematic reviews of animal experiments demonstrate poor human clinical and toxicological utility.

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; predictive value; systematic review; toxicology.

Authors: Andrew Knight

Published: 2017

Systematic Review

The Strengths and Limits of Animal Models as Illustrated by the Discovery and Development of Antibacterials

Keywords: Failure of the animal model; complex systems; predictive value; evolution.

Authors: Ray Greek and Lawrence Hansen

Published: 2013

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