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The list of benefits from animal research is almost endless. Each year in New Zealand it includes...
Researchers use non-animal methods wherever they can. This is for humane reasons and because animal testing is generally more expensive than non-animal methods, where these are available.
Cell and tissue cultures, for example, can be used to tell us if a chemical or product is likely to be safe or useful. They are also used to make vaccines which once could only be used made by using live animals.