Currently voted the best answer. Vote for this answer. Batters. Unfortunately, it has happened. In 1920, Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitched ball from Carl Mays. He was struck with a pitch by Carl Mays on August 16, 1920, in a game against the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
Animals are sometimes used in the testing of drugs, vaccines and other biologics, and medical devices, mainly to determine the safety of the medical product. For drugs and biologics, the focus of animal testing is on the drugâs nature, chemistry, and effects (pharmacology) and on its potential damage to the body (toxicology).
Why are animals necessary in biomedical research? Animals make good research subjects for a variety of reasons. Animals are biologically similar to humans. In fact, chimpanzees share more that 99% of DNA with humans and mice share more than 98% DNA with humans, therefore, animals are susceptible to many of the same health problems as humans.