history: The Chinese horoscope contains many animals.  I was born during the Year of the Monkey.  So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
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: That's interesting. What are your thoughts on testing of animals in experiments?
history: The Chinese horoscope contains many animals.  I was born during the Year of the Monkey.  So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
That's interesting. What are your thoughts on testing of animals in experiments?
I don't know much about animal testing except on cosmetics one often sees statements that the products were not tested on animals.  Is animal testing a problem in the U.S.?
knowledge: Due to the harm done to the animal subjects, this testing is opposed by animal rights activists and others.
response: I don't really know, but I know that animal rights activists oppose testing due to harm done to animals.
history: The Chinese horoscope contains many animals.  I was born during the Year of the Monkey.  So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
That's interesting. What are your thoughts on testing of animals in experiments?
I don't know much about animal testing except on cosmetics one often sees statements that the products were not tested on animals.  Is animal testing a problem in the U.S.?
I don't really know, but I know that animal rights activists oppose testing due to harm done to animals.
That's a bit simplistic, isn't it?  Animal testing must yield some benefits or it wouldn't be done.
knowledge: Experiments on vertebrate animals in the European Union are since January 1, 2013. subject to ''Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes'', which was finalized in November 2010 and updated and replaced the ''Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of Animals used for Experimental and other scientific purposes'', adopted in 1986.
response: I don't really know of the benefits, but the European Union has had a directive since 1986 that seeks to protect animals that are used in testing.
history: The Chinese horoscope contains many animals.  I was born during the Year of the Monkey.  So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
That's interesting. What are your thoughts on testing of animals in experiments?
I don't know much about animal testing except on cosmetics one often sees statements that the products were not tested on animals.  Is animal testing a problem in the U.S.?
I don't really know, but I know that animal rights activists oppose testing due to harm done to animals.
That's a bit simplistic, isn't it?  Animal testing must yield some benefits or it wouldn't be done.
I don't really know of the benefits, but the European Union has had a directive since 1986 that seeks to protect animals that are used in testing.
That's nice, but not conclusive that there aren't benefits to animal testing. I'm sure those regulations are different from the U.S.
knowledge: There is widespread agreement that a reduction in the number of animals used and the refinement of testing to reduce suffering should be important goals for the industries involved.
response: Like I said, I don't know one way or the other about the benefits. Also, I don't really know about American regulations. I do know that there is wide agreement that there should be less animal testing to reduce their suffering.
history: The Chinese horoscope contains many animals.  I was born during the Year of the Monkey.  So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
That's interesting. What are your thoughts on testing of animals in experiments?
I don't know much about animal testing except on cosmetics one often sees statements that the products were not tested on animals.  Is animal testing a problem in the U.S.?
I don't really know, but I know that animal rights activists oppose testing due to harm done to animals.
That's a bit simplistic, isn't it?  Animal testing must yield some benefits or it wouldn't be done.
I don't really know of the benefits, but the European Union has had a directive since 1986 that seeks to protect animals that are used in testing.
That's nice, but not conclusive that there aren't benefits to animal testing. I'm sure those regulations are different from the U.S.
Like I said, I don't know one way or the other about the benefits. Also, I don't really know about American regulations. I do know that there is wide agreement that there should be less animal testing to reduce their suffering.
And how have the industries responded to that widespread agreement?
knowledge: Two major alternatives to ''in vivo'' animal testing are ''in vitro'' cell culture techniques and ''in silico'' computer simulation.
response: I don't know specifically, but I know there are also "in vitro" techniques, which involve cell cultures, and "in silico" techniques, which are computer simulations.