The author of this New York Times article is Barnaby Feder. Feder is a general technology reporter, covering biotechnology, robotics and various manufacturing technologies. He also wrote about trade, environmental and energy issues. This article was written to show just how a specific alternative to animal testing work. The alternative Feder wrote about is the In-vitro test. He details the process of getting an In-vitro test, and how the companies are growing due to an increasing demand of this alternative. Feder’s main concern in this article was to expose the difference of cost between the animal testing and the In-vitro alternative. He mentions that the low cost of the In-vitro has been a trigger to push researchers to look for other alternatives.
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This is a non-profit, international animal advocacy organization, incorporated in the state of New York since 1957. Friends of Animals works to cultivate a respectful view of nonhuman animals, free-living and domestic. The goal of this organization is to provide animals with cruel free environment that will protect them from being exploited for unethical research. Katrinak is an advocate for animal rights, specifically focused on banning animal testing in cosmetics. This article focuses on describing different methods of testing and also elaborates on current testing that is used. It provided a history of the Draize Eye Test that was carried out in 1944 to assess eye irritation caused by ingredients found in cosmetics. Rabbits were the test subjects for the experiment and they suffered many effects ranging from redness in their eyes to blindness. Having mentioned this, the article then goes on to tell us about a specific alternative to rabbits that was developed, the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability test. This test uses the cornea of slaughtered byproducts to test the effects of cosmetics. The article mentions that this test provided very reliable results and has led many cosmetics companies to look into alternatives for their products. One such company mentioned was L’Oréal. They decline their testing done on animals and partnered with SkinEthic, who uses in vitro reconstructed skin collected from donors to test the safety of their products. In relevance to my research, the article describes successful testing alternatives and uses major cosmetics brand that uses these methods. The article provides great insight into how the testing takes place, and its effectiveness. Overall while many people continue to test on animals, this article aims to broaden the readers’ scope of knowledge of the many alternatives there are for animal
This is a non-profit, international animal advocacy organization, incorporated in the state of New York since 1957. Friends of Animals works to cultivate a respectful view of nonhuman animals, free-living and domestic. The goal of this organization is to provide animals with cruel free environment that will protect them from being exploited for unethical research. Katrinak is an advocate for animal rights, specifically focused on banning animal testing in cosmetics. This article focuses on describing different methods of testing and also elaborates on current testing that is used. It provided a history of the Draize Eye Test that was carried out in 1944 to assess eye irritation caused by ingredients found in cosmetics. Rabbits were the test subjects for the experiment and they suffered many effects ranging from redness in their eyes to blindness. Having mentioned this, the article then goes on to tell us about a specific alternative to rabbits that was developed, the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability test. This test uses the cornea of slaughtered byproducts to test the effects of cosmetics. The article mentions that this test provided very reliable results and has led many cosmetics companies to look into alternatives for their products. One such company mentioned was L’Oréal. They decline their testing done on animals and partnered with SkinEthic, who uses in vitro reconstructed skin collected from donors to test the safety of their products. In relevance to my research, the article describes successful testing alternatives and uses major cosmetics brand that uses these methods. The article provides great insight into how the testing takes place, and its effectiveness. Overall while many people continue to test on animals, this article aims to broaden the readers’ scope of knowledge of the many alternatives there are for animal