history: Cosmetics are real big these days I think. They are real good or bad, depending on your views of them. I believe they're made froom horses.
knowledge: In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics, defines cosmetics as ''intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions''.
response: Really?  I know that the FDA regulates cosmetics in the USA.   The FDA defines cosmetics as being for beautifying, cleansing, altering appearance, or promoting attractiveness.  The FDA also says that they don't affect the body's functions or structure.
history: Cosmetics are real big these days I think. They are real good or bad, depending on your views of them. I believe they're made froom horses.
Really?  I know that the FDA regulates cosmetics in the USA.   The FDA defines cosmetics as being for beautifying, cleansing, altering appearance, or promoting attractiveness.  The FDA also says that they don't affect the body's functions or structure.
Hmm okay.  Oh do you know anything about animal rights?
knowledge: Animal rights is the idea in which some, or all, non-human animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives and that their most basic interests—such as the need to avoid suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings.
response: I do!  It's the idea that animals should have their own basic interests considered, in the similar way that humans' are.
history: Cosmetics are real big these days I think. They are real good or bad, depending on your views of them. I believe they're made froom horses.
Really?  I know that the FDA regulates cosmetics in the USA.   The FDA defines cosmetics as being for beautifying, cleansing, altering appearance, or promoting attractiveness.  The FDA also says that they don't affect the body's functions or structure.
Hmm okay.  Oh do you know anything about animal rights?
I do!  It's the idea that animals should have their own basic interests considered, in the similar way that humans' are.
That sounds about right.  I wonder about animal testing though, whether that's humane.  Can you tell me anything about it?
knowledge: Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research and ''in vivo'' testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study.
response: Well sure.  It's also called animal research, in vivo testing, and animal experimentation.  It uses non-human animals.  It tries to control variables that affect a biological system or behavior that's being studied.
history: Cosmetics are real big these days I think. They are real good or bad, depending on your views of them. I believe they're made froom horses.
Really?  I know that the FDA regulates cosmetics in the USA.   The FDA defines cosmetics as being for beautifying, cleansing, altering appearance, or promoting attractiveness.  The FDA also says that they don't affect the body's functions or structure.
Hmm okay.  Oh do you know anything about animal rights?
I do!  It's the idea that animals should have their own basic interests considered, in the similar way that humans' are.
That sounds about right.  I wonder about animal testing though, whether that's humane.  Can you tell me anything about it?
Well sure.  It's also called animal research, in vivo testing, and animal experimentation.  It uses non-human animals.  It tries to control variables that affect a biological system or behavior that's being studied.
Doesn't this hurt the animals though?
knowledge: Due to the harm done to the animal subjects, this testing is opposed by animal rights activists and others.
response: Yes, animals can be harmed.