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1999 Animals' Advoc. 1 (1999)

handle is hein.animal/aniad1999 and id is 1 raw text is: UR I S Toxic Chemical Tests Threaten 750,000 Animals n October, 1998, Vice President Al Gore and the Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA) announced a pro- gram to begin the testing of turpen- tine, lead, rat poison and 2,800 other high production volume (HPV) chemi- cals in the U.S. If that happens, at least 750,000 ani- nals will face horrendous suffering and Fdeath in useless and painful experiments. The EPA would allow the use of the cruel LD-50 test, which kills half of the animals tested and is an unreliable predictor of human risk. Furthermore, the EPA does not put enough emphasis on the use of non-animal testing alternatives, which are faster, less expensive, and in many cases, better at predicting a chemical's actual hazard. For example, a combina- tion of three new human cell tests pre- dicts chemical toxicity to humans with almost 80 percent accuracy. While protecting the public and envi- ronment from toxic chemicals is a good idea, the HPV program is overly politi- cal. It is the result of closed-door negoti- ations, without public input or Congres- sional review of the program. Hoping to It is urgent that you contact Vice President Gore and the EPA and urge them to: > use non-animal alternative methods, rather than animal tests. If some alternative tests need to be validated first, the HPV program should be delayed to allow for the vali- dation and incorporation of these humane procedures. 2> allow the public and Congress to provide input on the program. The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. Vice President of the United States Office of the Vice President Old Executive Office Building Washington, D.C. 20501 fax: (202) 456-7044 e-mail: vicepresident@whitehouse.gov The Honorable Carol Browner Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20460 fax: (202) 260-0279 e-mail: browner.carol@epamail.epa.gov win back environmental votes, Vice President Gore placed this program on a fast timetable that does not allow for proper oversight. He has called for the complete testing of all HPV chemicals by the year 2005, and the EPA is now giving manufacturers until the end of 1999 to decide whether to join the pro- gram voluntarily or be forced to do so. And be aware, the HPV program is just the tip of the iceberg: the EPA is planning two additional massive ani- mal testing schemes. One such pro- posal, the endocrine disruptor pro- gram, would subject millions of animals to suffering and death in order to test another 85,000 chemicals. We urge all of our members to speak up now and demand a more humane science. The EPA can design chemical testing programs that will protect human health and the environ- ment, without wasting millions of ani- mal lives. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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