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2000 Animals' Advoc. 1 (2000)

handle is hein.animal/aniad2000 and id is 1 raw text is: eo !i I P h ** i! LO Endocrine Disruptor Testing Threatens Millions of Animals A massive animal testing scheme- The Endocrine Disruptor Screen- ing Program-could cause mil- lions of animals to suffer and die. In 1996, Congress directed the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate certain pesticides and chemi- cals suspected of disrupting the hor- monal or endocrine systems of humans. While protecting us from toxic chemicals is a good idea, approximate- ly 87,000 chemicals are called for to be tested under this program and it is esti- mated that 1.2 million animals would be used for every 1,000 chemicals test- ed. A non-animal test could be promis- > Write EPA Administrator Carol Browner and urge the EPA to utilize validated testing proce- dures, minimize the number of animals used and incorporate more non-animal alternatives. Carol M. Browner Administrator, EPA 401 M Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20460 (202) 260-0279 e-mail: browner.carol@epamail.epa.gov ing to initially screen the sub- stances, and several non-ani- mal alternatives exist that in many cases are more reliable at predicting a chemical's hazard, and do not harm liv- ing beings. Environmental organiza- tions and others are currently suing the EPA in order to speed up the process. ALDF has filed a Petition to Inter- vene on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani- mals (PETA), the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and Doris Day Animal League (DDAL). At issue is the EPA's alleged failure to timely institute and implement a pesticide screen- ing program using validated tests to determine whether certain substances have an endocrine disruptor effect in humans. We recommend that validated non-animal tests are used to achieve the goals of safeguarding the environment and human and animal health, while at the same time pro- tecting millions of animals from unnecessary suffering, states ALDF attorney Valerie Stanley. 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 cruel and unnecessary animal testing. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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