«[Animal tests] can include skin and
eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the
eyes of rabbits; repeated oral force - feeding studies lasting weeks or months to look for signs of
general illness or specific health hazards, such as cancer or birth defects; and even widely condemned «lethal dose» tests, in which animals are forced to swallow massive amounts of a test chemical to determine the dose that causes death.»