Landmark Bill Will Reduce Use of Animals in Cruel Chemical Tests.
For 35 years, PETA has worked to help federal agencies understand that poisoning animals doesn’t make humans safer or healthier, and we’re thrilled that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are beginning to agree.
PETA applauds the bipartisan passage last night by the Senate of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The legislation—which was drafted in collaboration with various stakeholders—rightfully adopts the approach outlined in the National Academy of Sciences report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy,” which presents a strategy for moving away from animal testing.
The bill contains important language to reduce and replace the use of animals in painful chemical toxicity tests. Modernizing the way in which chemicals are tested will enable better regulation of dangerous chemicals, thus protecting both humans and animals. It is an important step in the right direction.
The bill requires that alternatives to animal tests be considered and used, and it places restrictions on animal testing that are much stronger than current law. These restrictions, along with the bill’s requirement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the development of non-animal methods, will speed up the development and implementation of testing methods that don’t use animals.
Our work is not done. We still need to make sure that the final legislation maintains all the important provisions regarding good science and replacing animal use. We look forward to final congressional passage of the bill with its animal protection language intact and to its being signed into law by the president.
Note: PETA supports animal rights and opposes all forms of animal exploitation and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.
Earlier this year Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697), which would revise the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
For 35 years, PETA has worked to help federal agencies understand that poisoning animals doesn’t make humans safer or healthier, and we’re thrilled that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are beginning to agree.
PETA applauds the bipartisan passage last night by the Senate of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The legislation—which was drafted in collaboration with various stakeholders—rightfully adopts the approach outlined in the National Academy of Sciences report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy,” which presents a strategy for moving away from animal testing.
The bill requires that alternatives to animal tests be considered and used, and it places restrictions on animal testing that are much stronger than current law. These restrictions, along with the bill’s requirement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the development of non-animal methods, will speed up the development and implementation of testing methods that don’t use animals.
Our work is not done. We still need to make sure that the final legislation maintains all the important provisions regarding good science and replacing animal use. We look forward to final congressional passage of the bill with its animal protection language intact and to its being signed into law by the president.
Note: PETA supports animal rights and opposes all forms of animal exploitation and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.
Earlier this year Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697), which would revise the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
The bill contains many provisions that will reduce and
replace animals in chemical tests, and will bring about the vision of 21st
century toxicity testing—using quick and human-relevant in vitro
tests—recommended by the National Academy of Sciences to protect public health
and prevent animal testing.
The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency
and the chemical industry to consider and use alternatives to animal tests. It
also places restrictions on animal testing—which are stronger than current
law—that will over time ensure the development and adoption of modern nonanimal
methods.
Please call or e-mail your
senators today, and tell them to vote FOR the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical
Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697) because it modernizes testing methods
and restricts animal testing.
After contacting your senators, please forward this
message to your friends.
| The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697), which could reduce -- if not eliminate -- the use of animals for chemical testing, is primed for Senate floor action. We need you to contact your Senator TODAY and tell them to support this bill and bring it to the floor for a vote. | ||||||
This bill would reduce the suffering of millions of rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and other creatures. That's why we need you to contact your Senators right now and tell them to support this important bill!
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