unit VI case study 1

Unit VI: Case Study Animal use in toxicity testing has long been a controversial issue; however there can be benefits. Read The Use of Animals in Research which is an article that can be retrieved from http://www.toxicology.org/pubs/docs/air/AIR_Final.pdf. Evaluate the current policies outlined in the Position Statement on page 5 of the article. Use the SOT Guiding Principles in the Use of Animals in Toxicology to guide you in your analysis. Feel free to use additional information and avenues of information including the textbook to critically analyze this policy. In addition answer the following questions: How do toxicologists determine which exposures may cause adverse health effects? How does the information apply to what you are learning in the course? What were the objectives of this toxicity testing? What were the endpoints of this toxicity testing? Finally include whether or not you agree with the Society of Toxicology’s position on animal testing. Your Case Study assignment should be three to four pages in length. Use APA style guidelines in writing this assignment following APA rules for formatting quoting paraphrasing citing and referencing. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

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