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Re: Do you believe in the LD50 scale?
Actually, mice are genetically quite similar to humans, far more similar than dogs are. Personally, I feel that any animal-testing for toxins ought to be performed on pigs, who are so similar to humans that we can harvest and use their organs/blood.
Honestly though, yes I trust the tests because of the genetic similarities between mice and humans. They have thus far proven reliable, there is no reason not to trust them just because dogs happen to have an immunity to some toxins. Dogs are not genetically similar to humans(or mice).
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