This experiment was once called "the despair test" 💔 Now they've changed the name to "the forced swim test", but the cruelty continues. Mice and rats are dropped into water-filled beakers with no way out. They swim for their lives, while animal experimenters watch them struggle. It's also as useless as it is cruel. Scientists can't agree on what the results mean in mice, let alone what it might infer about humans. It's 2021 - we've got to do better than this. For the terrified mice and rats, an
1:24
This experiment was once called "the despair test" 💔 Now they've changed the name to "the forced swim test", but the cruelty continues. Mice and rats are dropped into water-filled beakers with no way out. They swim for their lives, while animal experimenters watch them struggle. It's also as useless as it is cruel. Scientists can't agree on what the results mean in mice, let alone what it might infer about humans. It's 2021 - we've got to do better than this. For the terrified mice and rats, an
3.1K viewsApr 21, 2021
FacebookPETA Australia
PETA TV Spot, 'Forced-Swim Test'
0:30
PETA TV Spot, 'Forced-Swim Test'
Jun 10, 2020
iSpot.tv
Dropped into inescapable beakers of water & forced to swim for their lives—that's what mice & rats go through in the forced swim test 😢 These tests are supposedly used to help mental health in humans, but the only thing this discredited test succeeds in is terrifying animals 💔 | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
0:07
Dropped into inescapable beakers of water & forced to swim for their lives—that's what mice & rats go through in the forced swim test 😢 These tests are supposedly used to help mental health in humans, but the only thing this discredited test succeeds in is terrifying animals 💔 | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
1.4K viewsMay 11, 2024
FacebookPETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani…
Mouse Forced Swim Test for Antidepressant | JoVE Journal
Mouse Forced Swim Test for Antidepressant | JoVE Journal
Apr 14, 2025
jove.com
The Forced Swim Test as a Model of Depressive-like Behavior
The Forced Swim Test as a Model of Depressive-like Behavior
Jul 20, 2020
jove.com
Mouse in a forced swim test
Mouse in a forced swim test
Apr 6, 2022
understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
Forced swim test - depression
1:09
Forced swim test - depression
40.3K viewsMay 4, 2013
YouTubeAderbal Aguiar
0:31
Imagine being thrown into deep water with no escape. You swim until you are too exhausted to continue and start to float. Ivy Teves voices a mouse subjected to the forced swim test in this powerful new video. | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
10.1K viewsOct 21, 2023
FacebookPETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani…
1:00
This is the forced swim test, also known as the “despair test”. It’s supposed to provide insights into human depression, but most scientists now agree it’s not fit for this purpose. Forcing frantic animals to swim in an inescapable cylinder of water is both physically and psychologically abusive, not to mention completely irrelevant to human depression. Help us ban this cruel and useless test now 👉 https://secure.peta.org.au/page/119771/action/1 | PETA Australia
522 viewsJan 6, 2023
FacebookPETA Australia
0:19
The Forced Swim Test Isn’t Just Hurting Mice And Rats
14.9K viewsJan 16, 2024
YouTubePETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani…
0:03
Gasping for breath! These mice are forced to swim endlessly in small tubes for cruel experiments. Tell Eli Lilly to stop torturing rats: http://petain.vg/5v8 | PETA India
6.3K viewsJul 23, 2020
FacebookPETA India
1:13
Panic, Terror, and Near Drowning: The Forced Swim Test
9.5K views8 months ago
YouTubePETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani…
1:54
Der sogenannte „Forced Swim Test“ (erzwungener Schwimmtest) ist ein weit verbreiteter – jedoch völlig nutzloser – Tierversuch. Experimentatoren setzen Mäuse, Ratten, Meerschweinchen, Hamster oder Rennmäuse in ein mit Wasser gefülltes Behältnis, aus dem sie nicht entkommen können. 😱🐭 Unterzeichne JETZT die Petition: www.PETA.de/Forced-Swim-Test | PETA Deutschland
185.5K viewsJun 17, 2020
FacebookPETA Deutschland
0:27
Why Scientists Make Mice Swim - The Forced Swim Test ‪@doc_mubashar‬
1.9K views10 months ago
YouTubeDOC MUBASHAR
Factsheet on the forced swim test
Apr 8, 2022
understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
1:36
Videos Show Mice Swimming for Their Lives in University of Bath Laboratories
12.7K viewsDec 1, 2020
YouTubePETA UK
0:49
Mouse Drowning Experiment | Forced Swim Test Explained | Animal Research & Ethics
444 views9 months ago
YouTubeFact Sutra
2:01
Forced Swim Test I Behavioral Despair Test I FST
49.3K viewsMar 18, 2020
YouTubeBioFusion
Panic, Terror, and Near Drowning: The Forced Swim Test | Uday Kagal
7 months ago
linkedin.com
University of Michigan faces lawsuit over withholding mouse swim test footage
Apr 15, 2024
aol.comJennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press
6:02
抑郁症-小鼠强迫游泳实验
402.5K viewsDec 4, 2020
bilibili学徒的心-
1:44
The Forced Swim Test - Animals Subjected to Near Drowning
43.4K viewsJan 15, 2020
YouTubePETA UK
1:38
Today SAFE and NZAVS made a stand for animals who are subjected to the Forced Swim Test. Our petition to end this cruel and outdated test is now with Parliament, and together we will make change. | SAFE
1.5K viewsOct 4, 2019
FacebookSAFE
【短视频大赛】小鼠强迫游泳
4.5K viewsJul 31, 2023
bilibiliBio-protocol
大鼠强迫游泳实验（forced swimming test）用于动物的抑郁样行为检测。
6.3K viewsJul 2, 2021
bilibili上海欣软18818206295
6:20
The Mouse Forced Swim Test
79 viewsJul 18, 2023
bilibilijaney___
0:53
The Near-Drowning Experiment From the Victim’s Perspective
8.5K viewsMar 14, 2023
YouTubePETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani…
6:01
VisuTrack：小鼠强迫游泳实验的精准行为分析利器
3.9K viewsAug 3, 2024
bilibili脑声常谈
0:24
How to carryout a false swim test on mice. This test enables the students to check for depression.
396 viewsJun 25, 2023
YouTubeJoyce Amy
2:37
小鼠强迫游泳实验，VisuTrack动物行为实验分析软件必选
1.2K viewsFeb 28, 2024
bilibili脑声常谈
See more
Static thumbnail place holder