Since 1979, every April 24, the International Day of the Laboratory Animal has been celebrated, as a way of making this stark reality visible. This date is also recognized by the UN.
Animals are systematically abused and even killed in tests that test the toxicity of cosmetics, hygiene and cleaning products, tobacco, food, medicines , etc. Animals are gassed, poisoned, exposed to radiation, mutilated, irritants are applied to their skin and eyes, they are deprived of food, water and sleep. And this is only a limited number of examples of the martyrdom they suffer.
There are alternatives to animal experimentation that meet legal safety requirements such as epidemiological studies, in vitro techniques of animal and plant tissue cultures, cell cultures and organ cultures, among others.
