It is wrongly believed that animals used for experimental research are protected through the presence of ethics committees, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the code of conduct. There is also an individual awareness that "only" rats and mice are used. Of course we know that none of these are true. What the general public is completely unaware of is that all types of animals, not limited to rats and mice, are still subjected to horrendous and sickly procedures. The organization Humane Research Australia is attempting to address this problem by reporting on what really happens behind laboratory doors. “These scenarios are not only highly unethical: they are also unscientific. We must challenge researchers and funding bodies and encourage them to embrace new technologies – non-animal-based methodologies that are more humane and scientifically sound as they specifically relate to human conditions.” . This is the critical role of the HRA and it is vital that the community, particularly HRA supporters, are aware of what is happening and what they can do to help stop animal cruelty. Michael. J. Thompson states: "that abuse and intentional harm done to animals by humans is morally wrong not because of any intrinsic sense of rights that an animal possesses or because even the act of causing pain or killing is in some intrinsically ethically wrong way, but because of the effects these practices have on the nature of our ethical sensibilities, our very status as ethical agents." The following case study "Beagles are subjected to pharmaceutical tests" reveals that the experiments taking place behind laboratory doors are not some exaggerated claims but are actually happening right here... middle of paper... tests are being carried out on animals, someone will always be the first human to be tested on. Because animal testing is so unreliable, it makes human testing even riskier. The Food and Drug Association (FDA) noted that 92% of all drugs proven safe and effective in animal tests fail in human tests because they do not work or are dangerous to humans. And of the small percentage of drugs approved for human use, half are relabeled due to side effects that were not identified in animal testing. Animal experiments would have us believe that if they abandoned their archaic habit, sick and other sick children and accident victims would drop dead en masse. We concluded that the most significant trend in modern research in recent years has been the recognition that animals rarely serve as good models for the human body.