National Antivisection Society
Differences between ferrets and humans
Amongst other experiments, ferrets have been used in dental testing. A superior, non-animal method of testing for toxicity of dental filling materials was developed with support from our Lord Dowding Fund and has been adopted as a British Standard.
What a Waste
- Influenza virus A/PR/8/34 does not infect humans but causes a serious disease in ferrets.
- Ferrets do not metabolise morphine in the same way as people.
- Zacopride is effective in preventing vomiting caused by poisons in humans, but causes retching and vomiting in the ferret.
