So far, dogs, especially beagle, are routinely poisoned in Japan and South Korea. In the process, the animals receive one dose of the test agent, which is administered daily for a period of one year. Thereafter, the animals are killed in order to investigate its organs.
These controversial tests have been criticised for a long time because the results do not lead to any additional information, which go beyond what has already been learned from other tests that are relevant to human safety. For that reason it can be abolished.
In the USA, the EU, India, Brazil, Canada, Australia and China, these long-term testing on dogs is no longer carried out routinely.
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http://www.hsi.org/news/press_releases/2017/10/report-pesticide-testing-japan-101817. html
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Wednesday, 01 November 2017 09:13
Japan: Scientific Panel recommends termination of long-term testing of dogs Featured
As reported by the Humane Society International on its website, a scientific panel appointed by the Japanese Food Safety Commission recommended that the long-term toxicity test on dogs be used to test pesticides can be abolished. If the competent authorities agree, such tests then would only be carried out by the OECD member country South Korea.
Dr. rer. nat.
Menschen für Tierrechte - Tierversuchsgegner Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.