CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The World Day for Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL); also known as World Lab Animal Day or World Day for Laboratory Animals, is observed every year on 24 April.

Detailed explanation-2: -The theme for World Animal Day on 4 October 2022 is a ‘shared planet’.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Day for Laboratory Animals(WDLA) is annually observed across the globe on 24th April to highlight the movement to end the suffering of animals in laboratories around the world and their replacement with advanced scientific non-animal techniques.

Detailed explanation-4: -Video: Watch what scientists have to say about alternatives to animal testing. It is estimated that more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments every year.

Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, the first known use of animals in scientific experimentation date from 500 B. C. in the ancient Greece. During that period, vivisections of animals were a normal practice to acquire knowledge on the mechanisms and functions of living organisms[1][2].