No one likes using animals for testing but the plain fact is, testing on animals can positively impact human lives.
Now, if things were reversed, the media would be out there finding folk saved as a direct result of animal testing. Is Fetterman against new medical innovations?
- Dogs are used in research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), which is the most common fatal human genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood - DMD also occurs naturally and is fatal in dogs.
- Dogs are especially suitable for cardiovascular studies due to the resemblance in heart connectivity and size to the human heart.
- Experiments on dogs led to the discovery of insulin to treat diabetic patients, the development of blood transfusion procedures and the creation of the electrical defibrillator to restore normal heart rhythm.
- The efficiency of some new cancer drugs are tested in dogs with the same cancers as humans, as they can have a benefit for both humans and dogs.