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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi
The need for reliable alternatives to animal testing is an important moral animal welfare issue. The importance of the need does not stop there, however. Government authorities do not have adequate time
to thoroughly evaluate animal test data for more than a small fraction
of the chemicals being marketed. At the same time, the
rising cost of animal testing for new chemicals is a major economic factor for the chemical industry.
Creating non-testing alternatives to today's
animal tests, therefore, is a common ground for progress on multiple
fronts. The International QSAR Foundation's vision is to reduce
reliance on animal tests without loss of public safety, by using the
emerging virtual technology called QSAR to predict animal test
results without tests.
Your support in needed to achieve this vision.
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