title: Are animal tests inherently valid?
abstract: The proposition that animal tests are inherently valid, merely because they are animal tests, is discussed and is rejected. It is concluded that there is no justifiable reason for subjecting new or substantially modified animal test procedures or testing strategies to a validation process that is any less stringent than that applied to non-animal tests and testing strategies.
authors.affiliation: FRAME, Russell & Burch House, 96-98 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EE, UK. michael.balls@frame.org.uk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balls
mesh_terms: D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory