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CFHS recognizes that many improvements have been made to ensure
that a minimum number of animals are used in medical and
cosmetic testing and research, we would like to see more
alternatives used, particularly for cosmetic testing where the
use of animals is not required by law. There are several non-
animal research models that can also be used to help scientists
and researchers limit the number of animals used in testing.
While these models can never replace animals used for medical
testing, which requires that the effects of drugs and diseases
be seen working in a complete body system, they can help reduce
their use. According to Health Canada, “It is often important to
understand how the body as a whole functions under certain
conditions, including how repair and defence mechanisms operate
in the whole animal. In order to conduct studies in a living
body, researchers must use animals whose systems closely
resemble those of humans.” For this reaso