Animal testing alternatives play a vital role in reducing the numbers of animals used as well as the level of their suffering during experimentation. New technologies are crucial to ensuring that we find effective ways to deepen our knowledge of medicine and to develop better preventative screening measures and drugs for disease while improving animal use and treatment.Here are some alternatives to animals currently used:
- Synthetic Membranes
- Newer Scanning Techniques
- Computer Models
Another resource that exists to prove the viability and relevance of using non-animal testing methods is Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME). Located in England , FRAME seeks to promote a moderate, but nonetheless determined, approach, by encouraging a realistic consideration of the ethical and scientific issues involved and the widest possible adoption of the Three Rs.
R efinement: minimize suffering and distress
R eduction: minimize number of animals used
R eplacement: avoid the use of living animals 
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