History of Animal Testing

By mperry14

  • The Cruelty to Animals ACt of 1876

    This act was the first ever law to place a regulation act on animal testing, and came out in Europe.

  • Aristotle

    Aristotle was the first to experiment on living animals in the 4th century BC

  • Erasistratus

    Erasistratus was a major user of animal experimentation in the 3rd century BC.

  • Galen

    In the 2nd century BC, Galen became known as the fater of vivisection because of his findings with animal dissection.

  • bn Zuhr

    In the 12th century, he became the first to use testing on animals to test scientific procedures before preforming them on humans.

  • Masacara problem

    The first major incident that led to animal testing happened in 1933. A woman lost her eyesight after applying mascara. This caused the creation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

  • The Act

    The federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1938. It required that all products be tested on aminals before being produced.

  • THe Wonder Drug

    In the 1950s and 1960s, a drug called thalidomide was produced. It was considered a wonder drug and given to thousans of pregant women. This caused more than 10,000 babies to be born with malformations or phocomelia.

  • The Animal Welfare Act

    The AWA was the first law on animal rights passed in the Unted States.